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Reply to "High School Sports Just Changed Forever"

For the vast majority of players & parents hype is rat poison. All it does is create unrealistic expectations. Which inevitably leads to disappointment. IMO most players benefit (from a playing standpoint) from less hype instead of more. Hype creates unnecessary pressure to perform that most teenagers don’t handle well. That’s why I have a problem with all the social media hype that “scouting services” create in the guise of “promoting” a young player. What they really are doing is building their brands off the back of unsuspecting players who like the hype. But don’t understand the downside of it. I’m sure there will be some that can navigate these waters, profit monetarily, and have great college/pro careers. But I would bet a tidy sum that there will be more train wrecks than success stories.

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