I'm always amazed when I look at profile sheets and see every player on a team with a 3.8-4.5 GPA. Not to mention a roster full of player running a 2.7 H2F.
DD has always been an honor roll student with a 3.5 or higher including the first semester of the recent school year. That is until our recent run deep into the state playoffs of HS ball. Finals week studying, lack of focus on classwork, not to mention cell phones, social media, etc.
Question is when is it time to take a step back from a rigorous travel ball schedule? Should taking a step back be used as a form of "punishment" for bad grades? I'm talking about something like not taking that cross country trip to a showcase knowing that a recruiter doesn't want to hear about a 2.8 GPA? Which also brings me to coaches who know their player has bad grades and doesnt really address the matter saying its the parents job. In the end of course the parents should make the decision, but I guess I'm asking does pulling a kid out of a tournament or off of a cross country trip due to bad grades hurt the kid more emotionally/mentally, or should the kid look at it like you're "letting the team down" because of your grades and now you cant make the trip because of that.
DD is a solid player who can play college ball at some level, but I'm looking at it as I can spend that money from the cross country trip on tutors, classes, and more hitting lessons. Yet want to make the right decision.
What would other parents do?
Really now....what are you basing that on....and you're positive of that guess. Not the tennis players, golf, basketball, football players [as examples] but, softball players are at the top academically.
