Taking short cuts for short term success does not always work. There many psychological studies that show severe negative psychological problems for kids held back especially if held back for sports. Parents have to make choices. One must hope that the right medical and educational people are consulted before a kid is held back. One must also hope parents are not going by what a lacrosse coach thinks when holding a kid back.
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
My 15 year old is a 2019 grad. 2021? Everyone involved should be ashamed.
No one who does it is ashamed or they wouldn't have done it in the first place. And if their kid gets recruited there is no other justification required. It's wrong but ultimately motived by parents who want to elevate their kids whether that just means being "the best" or getting them into a college that may have otherwise been unattainable.
The shame should be on the college coaches and the NCAA. That's where all this nonsense starts and ends.
