<p>Athletics runs a wide gamut. A boy who was my DD’s friend from Kindergarten onwards grew to +6 feet and about 200lbs in 7th grade. Super nice kid. In 8th grade, three area HS football powerhouses (all private schools) made him full tuition offers (one, a day school, was about $35K/year). For an EIGHTH GRADER! Whew! He’s a junior now (playing for one of those schools) and I’ll be curious what his prospects are come next year.</p>
<p>I have another friend who was the Captain of his HS JROTC rifle team. A nearby college (back in the late 80s) needed to field a co-ed team to bring some balance to their Title IX compliance. They scouted my friend, offered him a 4 year full tuition scholarship if he would stand up the college’s rifle team.</p>
<p>He had free college b/c he could shoot a .22 rifle. Now he’s an executive with an insurance company in our state.</p>