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I am glad I had an understanding dad, I wasnt the smartest and made C's and B's. I am glad he let me play. I would never keep my kid from playing for grades.

Can I ask exactly what is wrong with expecting academic excellence in hand with athletic? Look at the number of kids who actually go on to play in college, much less play in the pros. A good education will go far in life. It would be far to easy for me to accept mediocrity in academics for the HOPE of excellence in athletics. And arriving to college without adequate study habits is setting them up for failure. That is my job as a parent. If your kids were making C's and D's, would you still let them play if they were capable of better?

Let me also ask you this. Purely out of curiosity, because you state you weren't the smartest kid. Were your parents smart? I'm not trying to belittle or be mean.