USA Swimming proposes rule limiting suits

Hey Thewookiee If you don’t appreciate the intrinsic value of going to school just for the purpose of getting an education and you need athletics as an enticement to stay there, your reasoning is terribly, terribly flawed. If the availability of an athletic program is your main priority for going to school, I seriously doubt that you are really interested in getting an education and picking up marketable job skills. Being competitive in today’s employment market (in the technical fields especially) requires a person to prioritize about 16 hours to instruction, on the job hands on training, or studying per day. With my salary of $120K per year at stake, I devote every bit of my spare time to upgrading my job skill set and managing my finances and I have absolutely no intention of wasting time on athletics. Considering the very poor state of the U.S. educational system, it wouldn’t be an absurd idea at all to just drop athletics at all publically financed institutions. Of course there would be howling and crying so the country will continue down the path to economic oblivion. :badday: Dolphin 2 Hey My reasoning isn't flawed. Sports are an outlet for many smart people. If I didn't have swimming, I would have done just enough homework to get by for each year. Swimming helped me channel my focus into everything I did that wasnt swimming because it taught me how to develop a competitive attitude toward life outside of the sport. And so you can shove this up your butt...I was a multiple SCHOLAR-ATHLETE in college...which meant I HAD TO SCHOOL and PRACTICE. I had to maintain at least a 3.2 or better GPA and earn a letter. In high school, I was on the dean's list, as well as a many time state finalist. I am just one of MILLIONS of people in all sports that benefitted from having sports to help us learn to become better at what we do. Parents can only do so much to help a child. At some point, the child has to make a decision to be responsible for their actions. All parents I know would bend over backwards and make any sacrifice needed to help their children be the very best they can be. Children being involved in sports isn't the problem in this county. It is having fools like you try to tell everyone what is right and wrong, when you have no clue on the issues. And lastly, if you don't like this country, if you are so ashamed of how it is doing, then GET OUT! Signed, John

Hey Thewookiee If you don’t appreciate the intrinsic value of going to school just for the purpose of getting an education and you need athletics as an enticement to stay there, your reasoning is terribly, terribly flawed. If the availability of an athletic program is your main priority for going to school, I seriously doubt that you are really interested in getting an education and picking up marketable job skills. Being competitive in today’s employment market (in the technical fields especially) requires a person to prioritize about 16 hours to instruction, on the job hands on training, or studying per day. With my salary of $120K per year at stake, I devote every bit of my spare time to upgrading my job skill set and managing my finances and I have absolutely no intention of wasting time on athletics. Considering the very poor state of the U.S. educational system, it wouldn’t be an absurd idea at all to just drop athletics at all publically financed institutions. Of course there would be howling and crying so the country will continue down the path to economic oblivion. :badday: Dolphin 2 Hey My reasoning isn't flawed. Sports are an outlet for many smart people. If I didn't have swimming, I would have done just enough homework to get by for each year. Swimming helped me channel my focus into everything I did that wasnt swimming because it taught me how to develop a competitive attitude toward life outside of the sport. And so you can shove this up your butt...I was a multiple SCHOLAR-ATHLETE in college...which meant I HAD TO SCHOOL and PRACTICE. I had to maintain at least a 3.2 or better GPA and earn a letter. In high school, I was on the dean's list, as well as a many time state finalist. I am just one of MILLIONS of people in all sports that benefitted from having sports to help us learn to become better at what we do. Parents can only do so much to help a child. At some point, the child has to make a decision to be responsible for their actions. All parents I know would bend over backwards and make any sacrifice needed to help their children be the very best they can be. Children being involved in sports isn't the problem in this county. It is having fools like you try to tell everyone what is right and wrong, when you have no clue on the issues. And lastly, if you don't like this country, if you are so ashamed of how it is doing, then GET OUT! Signed, John