The Lax Dad

There's an informative video by The Aspen Institute which I would encourage everyone to take the time out and watch. It would be interesting to see the data on how academic KPIs were affected by Spelman's move to phase out varsity sports entirely . There's something about this that I actually like, and I think that is the conscious move to change the funnel and shift potential applicants and the current student body towards and emphasis on academics. But, I can't help but feel like completely abandoning varsity sports is an unnecessarily drastic reaction. I'm unsure as to why they chose to remove intramural sports, as that can be a great outlet and opportunity for general wellness and creating a sense of community. But, I wonder if the overall GPA went up, or if there is a lift in the career track output for graduates that can be attributed to the removal of team sports. At some schools, nearly every underperforming student and discipline problem can be attribu...

What's up with the Summer Club season ?  We are hanging on every word of every masked politician these days, hoping to catch news of the back to play date.  We've given up our Spring rec season entirely.  Some lost what would have been their first year on Varsity or their most productive year for recruiting.  Still others were robbed of that sacred milestone known as the Senior Varsity Season.  So, what is it going to be?  Sure, I can l ook on the upside to stay sane.  We might have avoided an injury this season.  But, if this keeps up, everyone is going to be injury prone, unless we start taking our chances and running the streets with the mask-less runners and joggers who have been spraying our lawns with potentially infected saliva droplets.   This uncertainty is not good for our well being.   The curve should be thoroughly smashed by June 1st.  So, we're ready to hear about the next practice .  The one that we won't re...