Olympic Swimming

[philcski]

So the overagressive, overbearing parent syndrome has invaded juvenile swimming now too. Makes sense, first it was just football- then baseball, basketball, and hockey joined in, now it's all those plus golf, skiing, swimming, running, parasailing, chess, whatever. Pretty pathetic in my opinion. I think a lot of these guys try to make up for their own inadequacy in sport by pushing their children too hard. With Title IX, it's even harder for a male to get an athletic scholarship and shouldn't be the dependent path to college. Doing well in class is still the best route, no matter what high school you attend.


I agree with GPK though... a girl with a strong 5 handicap is very much in line for a scholarship.

Originally Posted by philcski

So the overagressive, overbearing parent syndrome has invaded juvenile swimming now too. Makes sense, first it was just football- then baseball, basketball, and hockey joined in, now it's all those plus golf, skiing, swimming, running, parasailing, chess, whatever. Pretty pathetic in my opinion. I think a lot of these guys try to make up for their own inadequacy in sport by pushing their children too hard. With Title IX, it's even harder for a male to get an athletic scholarship and shouldn't be the dependent path to college. Doing well in class is still the best route, no matter what high school you attend.


I agree with GPK though... a girl with a strong 5 handicap is very much in line for a scholarship.

Partial academic/athletic has been the trend. Auburn is notorious for this.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by philcski

So the overagressive, overbearing parent syndrome has invaded juvenile swimming now too. Makes sense, first it was just football- then baseball, basketball, and hockey joined in, now it's all those plus golf, skiing, swimming, running, parasailing, chess, whatever. Pretty pathetic in my opinion. I think a lot of these guys try to make up for their own inadequacy in sport by pushing their children too hard. With Title IX, it's even harder for a male to get an athletic scholarship and shouldn't be the dependent path to college. Doing well in class is still the best route, no matter what high school you attend.


I agree with GPK though... a girl with a strong 5 handicap is very much in line for a scholarship.

A girl with a strong 17 handicap will get a golf scholarship.. I girl with a 5 handicap will be going to the University of Arizona on a golf scholarship.

[FGFan]

Coach what are tonites predictions?

Have to be fast too, cause the horsies are almost on oxygen.


Oh and for anyone with Direct they added channels 750 to 756 for the olympics. I think it's 756 that is NBC universal..HD, I just found them yesterday.

Originally Posted by FGFan

Coach what are tonites predictions?

Have to be fast too, cause the horsies are almost on oxygen.


Oh and for anyone with Direct they added channels 750 to 756 for the olympics. I think it's 756 that is NBC universal..HD, I just found them yesterday.

I didn't watch prelims today and there isn't video OR heat sheets posted on NBC's goddamn-ridiculously s.hitty Olympic website. The webmaster should be sent to die by firing squad.