Tell your kids to hit the books! Good academics will open more doors for your child than baseball ever will. My son now has opportunities that were unimaginable several years ago. He will have the opportunity to play college baseball if he so chooses. If he does not, he will still be paid handsomely for going to college. Letters coming to the house have been running 5 to 1 academic vs. athletic. We have now narrowed our choices down to four schools. Two want him for baseball and two do not (top 50 D1's). All are offering more $$ in academic money than baseball money. Each has offered him admission into their Honors programs. Our final out of pocket cost for the four schools ranges from $6500 to $9500. The normal cost for these schools ranges from $13,000 to $30,000. Did baseball help? Absolutely. But keeping his grades up and scoring well on his SAT helped more. I know all kids are not blessed with the ability to perform at this level academically. But many are and just don't. Don't let them "slide". Be the parent and keep their noses in the books. It will pay off for your child and it will pay off for you!
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