>>>>The gist of this thread presumes the purpose of playing a high school sport is to develop the competitive athlete -- but it's not; playing high school sports should be a continuation of the classroom so that such lifetime values as citizenship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and hard work are taught and reinforced.<<<<
So all the college and pro bound athletes aren't learning the game, just how to be good citizens?
Here on earth nothing could be further from the truth.
Your football or basketball coach won't last long loosing 56-0 week after week.
