Reply To: Brandon Alston

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sundayamqb
sundayamqb
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I am sickened to see the professionalism of amateur sports kicking in at second or third grade.

With Alston and possibly Holba, we’re just seeing it at a different level.

The money spent on trying to get scholarships, which most people never see, is outlandish. If you’re not going to get an appropriate education and be happy in school, that’s sad.

There’s far less loyalty anywhere anymore — from club teams to high school teams to college teams. And many professional coaches are in it (maybe not at Lehigh) to make money — not to develop players and people.

I remember when you could be a walk-on (as opposed to unschollied recruit) at Lehigh and play (and compete effectively in many sports).

Too bad those days are over. We were warned about the schollie trap.