“Excellent point, Darren. My son plays high school football. How has this benefitted him? For one, the players have to stay eligible. That means, they have to have a decent GPA. If the player has any hopes of being considered by a Division 1, 1A, 2 or 3 school (partial or full scholarship) then their GPA/SAT’s better be outstanding.”
High school academics are a joke. When I graduated high school 4 years ago, I had a 4.32 weighted GPA, was taking all AP/honors, and I slept through school or just skipped. I never did any work and never applied myself. Aced the SAT too without studying.
“They won’t go to a party for fear that people will be arrested for underage drinking/pot etc. They know with today’s access to cell phone cameras... the coach will find out if they drank a beer or smoked a joint. Their fear of parents is one thing... the fear that they will disappoint their coach is quite the other. They know they will let down an entire team.”
No offense meant but that’s a load of BS. Unless high school has changed in the last 4 years since I graduated, this is false.
In my state (NC) football players are routinely getting A) High, B) Drunk, C) Arrested. It’s a given that they’re out at parties Friday-Sunday.
That may be your perspective, Black Shark. It isn’t mine and it isn’t the way our high school handles its football players. Perhaps it is a difference between different states. If what you are saying is true... the coach takes partial blame. IMHO.