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Originally posted by Skahtboi
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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
I have found that the scholarship argument is much like the 250K people who had a ticket to the opening of some new arena that only seats 60K. I have never heard a parent admit that their "investment" wasn't worth it.
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That's because, as a parent of a kid who played all those years, I will have to tell you it was worth it! I paid for the pitching lessons and the leagues and the equipment and the travel ball, and I wouldn't take a penny of it back. Why? Because I hear her now, as a young adult, talking about all the fun times and great memories she had as a kid playing.
Of course, none of us, neither she nor her mother nor myself, were ever under the delusion that she would one day win a scholarship to a D1 school. Quite the contrary. We shucked away whatever pennies we could spare, and always tried to hammer home the importance of her studies and hard work. (Remember, I am a teacher.) Fortunately, she did get a scholarship to a very good school (Baylor), but it was because of her academic prowess rather than her athletic abilities.
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Okay, maybe I wasn't specific enough. My contention of the $$ not being worth it was directed toward the scholarship received (if one was received was not equal to or greater than the "investment".
As I noted in my post, I totally support parents financing their childs athletic endeavors, but for the child, not the scholarship.
Tue Sep 09, 2003, 09:25pm
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