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Trying again. A vent. Sports vs. academics at US colleges
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<blockquote data-quote="jal" data-source="post: 577868" data-attributes="member: 3477"><p>I played volleyball in college. I was recruited actively by 4 schools and chose a Division 3, 4 yr. school to play at. I chose the Div 3 because I knew that I would not have a career in volleyball after my college was over and academics were to be my priority. I can tell you that in order to stay on the team you have to maintain a certain GPA. In my experience, my coach was clear that grades came first. All incoming freshman were mandated to attend study session every night. The only way you got out of mandatory study sessions where to have and maintain the desired GPA. </p><p></p><p>Any college/university coach who wants to have a successful program will make sure that there players are succeeding on the court and in school. Maybe these coaches/teachers see the potential or the possibility for a scholarship to play basketball, but scholarships come with a price which is to maintain the GPA in order to play/stay in school...There are plenty of supports she can have at school to help her succeed academically. I don't see any malice on these people's part, other than encouraging her to maybe shoot a little bit higher for herself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jal, post: 577868, member: 3477"] I played volleyball in college. I was recruited actively by 4 schools and chose a Division 3, 4 yr. school to play at. I chose the Div 3 because I knew that I would not have a career in volleyball after my college was over and academics were to be my priority. I can tell you that in order to stay on the team you have to maintain a certain GPA. In my experience, my coach was clear that grades came first. All incoming freshman were mandated to attend study session every night. The only way you got out of mandatory study sessions where to have and maintain the desired GPA. Any college/university coach who wants to have a successful program will make sure that there players are succeeding on the court and in school. Maybe these coaches/teachers see the potential or the possibility for a scholarship to play basketball, but scholarships come with a price which is to maintain the GPA in order to play/stay in school...There are plenty of supports she can have at school to help her succeed academically. I don't see any malice on these people's part, other than encouraging her to maybe shoot a little bit higher for herself. [/QUOTE]
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