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Balancing Sports and Academics
Posted on 9/7/16 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 9/7/16 at 3:31 pm
Just spoke to a parent, Her son plays JV football. she said her son is going to be missing his game, its a midweek game, to study and do homework. He apparently has a couple of big test the following day.
Kind of through me off, I played sports and in my mind I believe he should be there, I would feel as if I am letting my team mates down. But then again I highly highly doubt he will be playing any sort of football after high school.
What is the O-T's thoughts on these types of situations?
Kind of through me off, I played sports and in my mind I believe he should be there, I would feel as if I am letting my team mates down. But then again I highly highly doubt he will be playing any sort of football after high school.
What is the O-T's thoughts on these types of situations?
This post was edited on 9/7/16 at 3:32 pm
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Posted on 9/7/16 at 3:32 pm to Cisco Kidd
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Cisco Kidd
Sit on a cacti and rotate.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 3:32 pm to Cisco Kidd
school comes before sports. but......it's my opinion that the little dude needs to learn how to prepare early and not wait to cram at the end. he'll learn.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 3:33 pm to Cisco Kidd
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Kind of through me off
Maybe you should have missed a game or two.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 3:36 pm to Cisco Kidd
I think it is a bad decision to miss the game...he isn't being taught time management
Posted on 9/7/16 at 3:37 pm to Cisco Kidd
If I was his coach, I would understand. But I would also be pretty pissed off.
The message needs to be delivered that academics comes first... so that you can participate in sports. That means studying ahead of time if you know you have a game and a test the next morning.
There's no reason the kid can't do both if he takes both seriously.
The message needs to be delivered that academics comes first... so that you can participate in sports. That means studying ahead of time if you know you have a game and a test the next morning.
There's no reason the kid can't do both if he takes both seriously.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 3:39 pm to Cisco Kidd
Bad call, the game is probably early enough that the kid would still have time to study after.
He needs to learn to not start studying the day before a test as well.....
He needs to learn to not start studying the day before a test as well.....
Posted on 9/7/16 at 3:39 pm to Cisco Kidd
As long as his grades aren't poor, I don't see any reason he should have to miss. Academics are paramount to participation in extra-curriculicars, but if they can't be balanced, then he should leave the team.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 3:44 pm to Cisco Kidd
Don't try out for the team if you can't fully commit. No reason he can't play the game and study before and or after. If that's not enough time to study he should just quit the team. Most high school athletes handle their school work without missing games.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 3:49 pm to southernelite
I'm a former HS coach. I wouldn't approve of this and the kid would be subject to sitting out the following game as well.
Everyone on the team is balancing schoolwork and athletics. Many of his teammates have the same test yet they are able to prepare on time.
This is a case of a helicopter parent who isn't really excited her "baby" is playing sports and therefore is looking for an excuse for him to miss.
I did have a policy that the students maintain their grades (I set goals for each player on the roster based on their abilities) and are not disruptions in class. Any issues resulted in suspension or removal from the team.
One kid missed a playoff game due to this policy but the entire team supported it because we all knew the rules ahead of time.
Everyone on the team is balancing schoolwork and athletics. Many of his teammates have the same test yet they are able to prepare on time.
This is a case of a helicopter parent who isn't really excited her "baby" is playing sports and therefore is looking for an excuse for him to miss.
I did have a policy that the students maintain their grades (I set goals for each player on the roster based on their abilities) and are not disruptions in class. Any issues resulted in suspension or removal from the team.
One kid missed a playoff game due to this policy but the entire team supported it because we all knew the rules ahead of time.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 3:58 pm to Cisco Kidd
If football isn't going to be your career then your education needs to come first. IMO it should be first even if it may be your career.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 4:22 pm to Cisco Kidd
Kid sounds like a pussy. No classes in high school are hard enough to miss a football game for, especially since he's probably a sophomore since he's playing jv
Posted on 9/7/16 at 4:33 pm to Cracker
Furthermore... If the first time you "study" for an exam is on the night before it is administered, you are studying wrong.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 4:36 pm to Tigeralum2008
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This is a case of a helicopter parent who isn't really excited her "baby" is playing sports and therefore is looking for an excuse for him to miss.
Or a parent that is trying to teach their kid a lesson that the kid can't slack off in school or his participation in extracurricular will not happen.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 4:36 pm to Cisco Kidd
quote:this hits close to home. as a scholarship tightrope walker, i felt a lot of pressure to practice instead of studying.
Balancing Sports
Posted on 9/7/16 at 4:40 pm to Golfer
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Or a parent that is trying to teach their kid a lesson that the kid can't slack off in school or his participation in extracurricular will not happen.
I agree to a point.
1. school just fricking started for most of these kids therefore grades shouldn't affected at this point.
2. randomly pulling a kid from a game without giving the coach a warning that the kid is struggling is frustrating. The coach can help back the parents up if he/she knows there is a problem.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 4:44 pm to Tigeralum2008
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1. school just fricking started for most of these kids therefore grades shouldn't affected at this point.
True. But they may be trying to nip a bad study habit from previous years in the bud very quickly.
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2. randomly pulling a kid from a game without giving the coach a warning that the kid is struggling is frustrating. The coach can help back the parents up if he/she knows there is a problem.
Agreed. I'm just stating that it may not be all "shitty parenting" as made out to be.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 4:47 pm to Cisco Kidd
WTF? Learn to study, I'd kick the kid off the team if I was the coach.
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