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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...waiting at the end of the young competitor's rainbow is more than a trophy, more than the thrill of victory, more even than the molding of good character that has been the traditional purpose of children's sports. Now the goal might be a scholarship to defray the stratospheric costs of college, or at least a record of athletic accomplishment that could provide the edge in gaining admission. The dream might be a berth on an Olympic team, or even a career in professional sports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside The Crazy Culture Of Kids Sports | 7/12/1999 | See Source »

Some parents hope their kids will win a college scholarship. Single mother Mar Rodriguez of Orlando, for example, is a graduate student at the University of Central Florida. Money is tight. She shuttles her three kids--Virgil, 14; Eva, 13; and Sara, 10--to dozens of youth-basketball events every week, year round. In a recent month, Rodriguez counted only three days without a practice or a game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside The Crazy Culture Of Kids Sports | 7/12/1999 | See Source »

...high school senior, she won the New York state title in America's Junior Miss Scholarship Competition. The event claims it is not a "pageant"--though Lawless admitted it "might look like one to the outside observer...

Author: By Geoffrey A. Fowler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lawless Competes in Pageant | 6/25/1999 | See Source »

...scholarship money she earns helps make up for some of the disappointment...

Author: By Geoffrey A. Fowler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lawless Competes in State Pageant | 6/25/1999 | See Source »

...high school senior, she won the New York state title in America's Junior Miss Scholarship Competition. The event claims it is not a "pageant"--though Lawless admitted it "might look like one to the outside observer...

Author: By Geoffrey A. Fowler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lawless Competes in State Pageant | 6/25/1999 | See Source »

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