Eddy Prather was a coach and teacher for 39 years, 19 of those in the Azle ISD. He is now the sports reporter for The Azle News and the Springtown Epigraph.
Sports used to be a fun way for students to expend energy, keep fit and have some friendly competition — a break from academics.
But at some point in time, we started treating college scholarships as the ultimate measurement of success in high school sports. Parents, fans and even communities sometimes define an athlete’s career by one question: “Are they going to play at the next level?” The reality is, for most athletes, the true value of sports has very little to do with college scholarships.
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