Re: High schoolers graduating early bebate

Vijay Ramanujan wrote:
> What do you guys think of the following scenarios:
> a) a high school kid with good academic standing decides he'd rather
> graduate a semester early and join his college team for their spring
> drills.

Lots of non-athletes graduate early and head off to college ahead of 
time, so it's not a big deal for athletes to do it, IMO.  I'm not a 
big fan of parents pushing their kids into it, but if the kid wants 
to do it, and can handle it... more power to them.

> b) a coach tells a high school kid it would be helpful if he graduated
> early and got some spring practice in.

I would prefer coaches not to push kids into it for the same reason 
I'd not do it myself as a parent.  So, I'd rather the idea came from 
the kid than from the coach.  

With that said, the source of the suggestion isn't as important as 
the qualifications of the kid in each case.  If the coach is 
suggesting it to kids who are easily qualified to handle the 
transition early, then it's not a huge deal.  If such a pitch is 
being made to borderline cases, that could be a problem.

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