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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostOnly family cares. But our standards for integrity slip a little all the time. Why not be okay with what you've accomplished and the choices you've made? No, mom and dad spent thousands on club soccer so we need to get the photo evidence for their parent-of-the-decade awards.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI dont understand why high schools post this pics period. Some of the kids are more involved in the club side of the sport then the school sports anyway. Sometimes it has very little to do with the high school at all.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostOnly family cares. But our standards for integrity slip a little all the time. Why not be okay with what you've accomplished and the choices you've made? No, mom and dad spent thousands on club soccer so we need to get the photo evidence for their parent-of-the-decade awards.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostOnly family cares. But our standards for integrity slip a little all the time. Why not be okay with what you've accomplished and the choices you've made? No, mom and dad spent thousands on club soccer so we need to get the photo evidence for their parent-of-the-decade awards.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Post"Me too! Me too! I played and I'm special too!" A D3 athlete or a D1/2 athlete getting no money isn't signing anything. They may be announcing that they're committed, or celebrating that they got admitted to the school of their choice, but there's no reason to sit and get photographed signing a FAKE NLI. Go home and take a picture with mom and dad and grandma with your college sweatshirt on and post it on facebook.
It's an insult to the kids that have the talent and put in the work to get an athletic scholarship that is sealed by the signing of an NLI. If the Williams kid or Babson kid or Colby kid had more talent, or perhaps sacrificed some study time to work harder or seek out a higher level of competition, perhaps they'd be awarded a scholarship. But they didn't, and now they sit at a table next to the kid that has the ability and worked his or her azz off and everyone wants to pretend that they're equal. They are not.
This subject gets me going, as it's a little bit "trophy for all," a little bit of parents needing to show the neighbors that they won the offspring battle, and a sizable rationalization. So many of these parents want it both ways, IMO: they want to claim that they "chose" D3 for academics and have athletics in their proper perspective, while at the same time demanding the photo op that has been earned by the real athletes.
And, to be clear, my kid does NOT have an athletic scholarship. When she was offered the chance to be in a fake signing ceremony, she declined, because she didn't want to insult her best friend who had earned a big scholarship in another sport.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Post"Me too! Me too! I played and I'm special too!" A D3 athlete or a D1/2 athlete getting no money isn't signing anything. They may be announcing that they're committed, or celebrating that they got admitted to the school of their choice, but there's no reason to sit and get photographed signing a FAKE NLI. Go home and take a picture with mom and dad and grandma with your college sweatshirt on and post it on facebook.
It's an insult to the kids that have the talent and put in the work to get an athletic scholarship that is sealed by the signing of an NLI. If the Williams kid or Babson kid or Colby kid had more talent, or perhaps sacrificed some study time to work harder or seek out a higher level of competition, perhaps they'd be awarded a scholarship. But they didn't, and now they sit at a table next to the kid that has the ability and worked his or her azz off and everyone wants to pretend that they're equal. They are not.
This subject gets me going, as it's a little bit "trophy for all," a little bit of parents needing to show the neighbors that they won the offspring battle, and a sizable rationalization. So many of these parents want it both ways, IMO: they want to claim that they "chose" D3 for academics and have athletics in their proper perspective, while at the same time demanding the photo op that has been earned by the real athletes.
And, to be clear, my kid does NOT have an athletic scholarship. When she was offered the chance to be in a fake signing ceremony, she declined, because she didn't want to insult her best friend who had earned a big scholarship in another sport.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou could have written, “I’m really insecure,” and saved us all that reading.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostLet’s be clear. You are a wound up, angry loser. It’s an insult? To who really? Most decent people would be happy for any child that lands where they want. It’s gross that you think not having the almighty athletic scholarship means these kids shouldn’t do these photos.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostLet’s be clear. You are a wound up, angry loser. It’s an insult? To who really? Most decent people would be happy for any child that lands where they want. It’s gross that you think not having the almighty athletic scholarship means these kids shouldn’t do these photos.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThey really are not. Why do you think they would pretend that. they are secure with what they are doing. Are you?
I loved seeing my kids' teammates celebrate their school choices. I actually keep an eye on how they're doing in their various sports, and send a friend a congratulatory message when I see that their kid has scored or earned a starting spot or made the tournament. That includes D3 kids, too.
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It's an insult to the kids that have the talent and put in the work to get an athletic scholarship that is sealed by the signing of an NLI. If the Williams kid or Babson kid or Colby kid had more talent, or perhaps sacrificed some study time to work harder or seek out a higher level of competition, perhaps they'd be awarded a scholarship.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostDid you actually say that? “Sacrifice study time to work a little harder”? You are a nut! “Seek out a higher level of competition?” Maybe they played in the highest leagues. Maybe they want to go to med school and d1 doesn’t fit that long term goal. There are a lot of sceneries that you are lumping kids into!
If your kid didn't make that choice and didn't have that achievement, don't participate in an NLI ceremony. Pretty simple. Be secure enough to travel your own path. Keep the med school dream alive. Good luck.
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