A recent news media article depicted the dilemma of parents who are attempting to locate the best school for their 6'3" athletically gifted son who plans to enroll for the fall semester. These parents, however, were not looking for colleges; instead, they were looking for the best high schools offering college scholarship possibilities for their 13-year-old son. They were afraid that the local high school would not draw enough scouts to view their son, so they were conducting interviews with athletic directors of high schools with track records of college scholarship potential.

What parents do not realize is that this process may put undue pressure on a child to live up to parental expectations. Some parents have gone to great lengths, such as moving to another town just for the opportunity to better their child's chances for attaining a college athletic scholarship.