HS sports SHOULD BE about a “team”, not one or two individuals. I sympathise with the niece who has exceptional talent which is not being utilized to its fullest. On the other hand, what is the more important, her athletic skills or her grades? I expect there will be others who take exception to this and I believe EVERYONE should have a chance to participate. Highschool is not the NFL where winning is everything/the only thing. Being a team player is more important in my book. Suck it up!
I agree that HS should be about teams, life lessons, and building character.
Sure, some of that should be about learning to be your best, competing hard, and taking your knocks graciously when you lose.
But I think the more scholarships that are at stake, the more rabid and irrational parents and families, coaches and team members get about it. Paraprofessional sports teams probably shouldn’t function within high schools or colleges at all.
You don’t get to the NFL by sitting on the bench when your the best player. Scouts watch. She plays as a team player, but 6 play at a time, not the other 12 that don’t know what they’re doing. Her school has decided the 12 play as much so they lose every game.