Way back in the 80's a athlete waited his/her turn and got on the field in their junior and senior year. Now in the days of my kid is the best coming from parents that never played in HS the coaches cave to the pressure.
My daughter got brought up to varsity early. No political ties, never knew the coach, she flat out earned it. She excels and is happy, not without some ill feelings from older girls on the team, other girls who were passed up, and parents of these kids. I guess that is exactly what we see here on this thread, the ill feelings. But I do get it, as I see many parents and kids politically angling to get on varsity, and many don't deserve it, and can't except that, but every kid and school district is different and must be looked at individually, not fair to generalize on the situation.
