I'll consider the source. One last try. The purpose of fielding interscholastic athletic teams is NOT to give EVERY kid a uniform. (They call that intramurals.) No, it's to give every kid the chance to compete for a uniform and all the life lessons that go with it. One of those life lessons is coming up short in a competitive tryout environment. Arguably the GREATEST lesson is coming up short, working hard to improve, and making it the following year. If mine had come to me and said, "Dad, I'm not trying out because there are so many good players and I don't think I can make it" ... I'd like to think I'd have something more instructive to say and do than kvetch about the size of the school. But then, I'm a blowhard.
