Ararar Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Sports Academy offering a hold back year for 8th graders The Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks is doing something that some sports people might say is a sign the apocalypse is near. This fall, for $35,000, you can participate in a "Personal Development Year." Athletes who are eighth graders can take a "gap year" and not jump right into high school. The program will allow students to work on their athletics and academics before going into high school. Not that this is a new idea. There are lots of parents "holding back" their boy or girl trying to make sure they are mature enough for high school. And athletics is certainly in the equation. It will be interesting to see how many take up the $35,000 offer. It includes athletic and school uniforms and the school day from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ararar Posted April 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 How long before they start boarding students? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxchoboian Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Very, very, very few 14 year olds will significantly benefit from this. Meaning the $35,000 could be easily better spent elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ararar Posted April 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Here's the thing,when this Academy first opened it was just for training and you could get tutoring.now they offer academics which tells me they have bigger goal in mind.here is an article on their opening https://www.google.com/amp/www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-sports-academy-sondheimer-20160418-column,amp.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat_Scratch Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 My Grandson was told he should hold back in the 8th grade even though he is an honor student. He was told by a travel league coach that has nothing to do with HS. I advised him to get the grades and take what he can get in baseball. He fortunately agreed. A hold back year might be good for border line students that need another year to mature but not for students/athlete's that are already in advanced academics. What would you have advised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Ararar said: Sports Academy offering a hold back year for 8th graders The Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks is doing something that some sports people might say is a sign the apocalypse is near. This fall, for $35,000, you can participate in a "Personal Development Year." Athletes who are eighth graders can take a "gap year" and not jump right into high school. The program will allow students to work on their athletics and academics before going into high school. Not that this is a new idea. There are lots of parents "holding back" their boy or girl trying to make sure they are mature enough for high school. And athletics is certainly in the equation. It will be interesting to see how many take up the $35,000 offer. It includes athletic and school uniforms and the school day from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 7:30-5:30.... wtf... the hours alone scare me away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ararar Posted April 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 1 minute ago, TheMaximumHornetSting said: 7:30-5:30.... wtf... the hours alone scare me away... I'm sure there is training during a regular school day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 26 minutes ago, Ararar said: I'm sure there is training during a regular school day 7:30-5:30 for school though? Bruh.... HS not college... My first year ever of College I had an insane schedule.... I had classes all damn day from 8-5... Screw that not again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sausmann9 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 13 hours ago, Ararar said: Sports Academy offering a hold back year for 8th graders The Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks is doing something that some sports people might say is a sign the apocalypse is near. This fall, for $35,000, you can participate in a "Personal Development Year." Athletes who are eighth graders can take a "gap year" and not jump right into high school. The program will allow students to work on their athletics and academics before going into high school. Not that this is a new idea. There are lots of parents "holding back" their boy or girl trying to make sure they are mature enough for high school. And athletics is certainly in the equation. It will be interesting to see how many take up the $35,000 offer. It includes athletic and school uniforms and the school day from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Yeah a few PA teams did this back in the 90's where the parents would hold the kid back in middle school one year for "developmental reasons" but I only ever heard it done at public schools and for free. It was called "grey shirting 8". What's new is the cost and private school doing it. It will be a multi million dollar venture in 5 seasons or so I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sausmann9 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 12 hours ago, maxchoboian said: Very, very, very few 14 year olds will significantly benefit from this. Meaning the $35,000 could be easily better spent elsewhere. No the 14 year old won't significantly benefit but he will when he's 19 as a senior and a year more developed than everyone else on the field. That's where and when this pays off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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