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[RC] High School Football (was: Training facilities) - k s swigart

Heidi said:


That isn't a threat to the NBA, nor is either the NBA or
the Olympics a threat to how our local high school boys are playing in the
district tournament right now.  As more and more people get involved with
our sport, the easier it is to have different goals and different levels and
types of competition to suit a great many of us.


And while I cannot say for sure about high school basketball
in Heidi's neck of the woods, I can definitely say that what
she says isn't true of high school football in my neck of
the woods....and as a result here in Southern California
teen age boys are using dog steroids from Mexico because, to
quote a high school football coach whose brother (or maybe
it is his brother in law) is a friend of mine, "No, high
school football isn't just a game any more."

If a young kid around here wants to PLAY football (instead
of get into the football business at the age of 13 by
participating in school sports), he has to play pick up
gamess in his back yard.  Because if he wants to play at
school he WILL be expected to do everything he can to win,
he will even be expected (wink, wink) to cheat at it....just
so long as he doesn't get caught.  Either that, or he has to
wait until he becomes an adult, and can play in the
accountant's league with the guys at work.  High school
football isn't a very fun game for people who just want to
play well and play fair.

How they play in the NFL has A LOT to do with how they play
in high school.  So if that is the analogy, then what they
are doing in the international arena and/or the UAE could
have A LOT to do with how the AERC plays at endurance at
home.  Americans who want to play in the international arena
have to "qualify" by playing at AERC rides, and the AERC may
have to change its rules to police people who aren't even
(by Heidi's own admission) playing the same game.

kat
Orange County, Calif.

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