None of it is cheating - bending the rules YES, cheating NO
These parents do it simply to get the child into a school they would not otherwise be able to attend.
Think about it-- 4 years in CHSAA mostly riding the pines behind an upperclassman Finally senior year you get to play but your league has only teams in it. 50/50 chance of a CHSAA championship. No arguements over brackets and seeding when there are only two teams. Instead, you travel the northeast for a regular season of out of conference friendlies which mean nothing.
You then get to Duke only to ride the pines again or maybe if you are truly good you see the field. NONE of your classmates care. The attendence is tiny despite the strong performance of the team. Heck Duke football (normally a joke - yes they were good this year) draws tens of thousands of fans but lacrosse less than 1,000 for most home games
Five/Six years later your son graduates with a Duke degree thanks to your willingess and resources to bend the rules. I do not see a problem with this - BRAVO
