Athletics at Case

NewSpartanFan
Sat, 21 Jul 2012 23:30:06 +0000

Yes, my son was fairly successful in high school (i.e., 2150 SAT, 31 ACT, +4.0 with lots of AP and honors classes, Executive Board member of the Honor Society, State Finalist in FBLA, President of the Key Club 2 years, HS choir section leader 2 years, 4-year varsity starter on HS soccer team, 2-time soccer All-Section honors, 2-time captain, soccer All-region honors, Team MVP senior year, section championship, region semifinals & state quarterfinals sophomore year, section championship &region quarters senior year, Led several food drives and charity events during high school, tutored local middle school students, traveled to New Orleans with a local Pennsylvania Church group two years in a row, for a 1-week stay, to help rebuild homes, churches, etc. in the 9th Ward and tutoring & putting on soccer clinics for the local Boys & Girls Club of New Orleans in the evenings, etc.

However, I realize that Case will be another order of magnitude more difficult than high school and, although our son will probably be fine, I’d still feel more comfortable with some school-provided assistance by the college for their athletes who put lots of time into athletics on behalf of said college. That’s why I liked it when some of the college coaches with which we spoke during our college visits, indicated that they had study sessions in place to help their players stay in front of the learning curve.

I think the bottom line, Proud patriot, is that you are stating that our kids/athletes should be fine in school, they are now adults, and they should be solely responsible for their successes and failures and, hence, don’t need any additional help

I, on the other hand, am stating that, our kids/athletes should be fine, they are now adults and they are ultimately responsible for their successes and failures BUT, it’d be nice if there were some program(s) in place which help increase the odds that they will find success in the classroom while still taking the time to represent their university on the athletics field.