Can someone please advise me on this situation.
My 14 year old son, very good at Rugby, loads and loads of potential. He has been scouted and is now in a Development Player Programme at the local Prem Team. I don’t know much about Rugby or the pathways but all of his serious team mates seem to be at private schools on Sports Scholarships. His coaches have started asking the question of which 6th Form he wants to attend - recommending certain Private schools with links to the club he trains with. My 2 issues are, My son, as great as he is at Rugby, he is not academic at all, he is unlikely to pass GCSE with the grades to study at Alevel. He might be ok with a Level 2 qual in a subject he enjoys, or perhaps a BTec but he certainly won’t be completing A-Levels at age 16.
My next problem is, even if he did manage to get the grades to study A levels, the schools they want him to attend are Private, I am a single parent and although I could afford something, the fees are out my budget. Even with a scholarship.
So if he decided to attend our local collage, to study sports coaching at L2, would that be the end of his Professional Rugby Dream? This seems ridiculous but if you watch any pro players interview, they all studied at one of these schools or a university of similar standing.
Any advice would be welcomed
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Rugbyschooladvise · 26/03/2023 23:52
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