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The Athletic had an interesting (depressing) article about the “cost” of raising a QB.  Focused first part on Bryce Young. Dad concluded at age 5 that he was a “prodigy”. By the time of middle school he was paying $15,000 or so a year.  

The article said that some parents of non-elite prospects paid up to $100,000.  One couple divorced then remarried so one of them could move into the school district they wanted their son to play in.  

So, for Young it “worked”. He got the H and probably will make a lot of money in NFL.  For others….

this is the "my kid will get a college sports scholarship so I'll pay for private coaching, travel teams etc" program on steroids...

TD Ameritrade the last few years has surveyed parents about their youth sports spending, and every year the results are the same: parents spend a lot of money on sports and overestimate their children's chances of getting a college athletic scholarship. Here is the upshot of the financial firm's 2019 survey of 1,000 families: 40 percent figured their child could get a scholarship, and 34 percent said their child could go pro or make it to the Olympics.

The actual rate of high school athletes who will receive a college scholarship of any kind, even a partial one: 2 percent.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/201...de04d12836

[82lsju]

The Athletic had an interesting (depressing) article about the “cost” of raising a QB.  Focused first part on Bryce Young. Dad concluded at age 5 that he was a “prodigy”. By the time of middle school he was paying $15,000 or so a year.  

The article said that some parents of non-elite prospects paid up to $100,000.  One couple divorced then remarried so one of them could move into the school district they wanted their son to play in.  

So, for Young it “worked”. He got the H and probably will make a lot of money in NFL.  For others….

this is the "my kid will get a college sports scholarship so I'll pay for private coaching, travel teams etc" program on steroids...

TD Ameritrade the last few years has surveyed parents about their youth sports spending, and every year the results are the same: parents spend a lot of money on sports and overestimate their children's chances of getting a college athletic scholarship. Here is the upshot of the financial firm's 2019 survey of 1,000 families: 40 percent figured their child could get a scholarship, and 34 percent said their child could go pro or make it to the Olympics.

The actual rate of high school athletes who will receive a college scholarship of any kind, even a partial one: 2 percent.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/201...de04d12836