interesting story about McEnroe and his tennis academy

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Jan 27, 2010
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As DD is not the next coming of Jenny Finch, Lisa F, Katie Cochran, etc, she will be working on her homework after she returns home from school ball practice at 4:30 this afternoon.

I'm with you on that note. While my kid is a decent player and plays 2 sports equally well I'm not banking on past HS. Older DD didn't play sports but is getting 18k per year in academic money. A good education and money to boot.
 
May 18, 2009
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Academics should be priority #1. It should be stressed by all your DD's coaches starting with rec ball.
 
May 7, 2008
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Tucson
3'sDad - Yes, I agree about golf. Here at U of A there was a star named Erica Blasberg. She didn't make it on the tour and she took her own life, last year. erica blasberg sports illustrated - Google Search

I saw a video of her dad recently and he talked about pushing and pushing her. They were estranged from time to time and she took up with a couple of older, married men. Her dad said that she was probably looking for a father figure.
 
May 7, 2008
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Amy & Inside: DD's club team participated in a pre-season hitting clinic for high school players at the local D III state college (Ramapo College Inside). They have a roster of about 20 players who all pay in-state tuition as the school is part of the state college system here.. As parents, we had the opportunity to talk with some of the players. As a group they all stated the coach insists and pushes them to graduate in 4 years. While I didn't meet or talk to her, there is one Nursing major (a pitcher) on the roster.
 

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