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But my question is has the idea of paying your dues gone by the wayside? Have kids/parents gotten so caught up in the "need" to play early that they are making less than optimal choices from the educational stanpoint? Aren't there benefits of paying your dues as well?

My son decided to go to the D3 rather than the D1 primarily for the education. The secondary benefit was that he had a higher probability of playing earlier. His choice put education before baseball.

As to paying your dues; everyone pays their dues sometime. Some pay their dues before they get to college (extra work, etc.). The better programs spend as much time building a team; where everyone works towards a goal. It is not a matter of paying dues the coach putting a team on the field that he thinks will win.

12/6/101:15 PM

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