youngsters depart for europe

[Void2]

A group of 9 youngsters will be departing for Europe on the 17th June for a six week journey where they will be racing in Holland, Belguim and Ireland

 

The group consists of 4 second year 16 riders and 4 junior riders as well as 1 junior lady

[GFishy]

Good luck to them!

[Redman]

Any names??

[porky]

Why arnt they at school.?

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Thats an interesting point Porks, not sure what is meant by "Junior" as its open to interpretation, but I read it as "under 16"???

I could very well be wrong.?

 

However, if so, kids of 16 and younger, need to be behind a school desk not in Europe riding a bicycle, I couldnt agree more.!

 

[GFishy]

You don't have to be at the desk to continue schooling...

 

Let them go and chase their dreams...

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You don't have to be at the desk to continue schooling...
Let them go and chase their dreams...

 

I dont have a problem with youngsters following their dreams, in fact I would encourage it............................after they have a basic schooling and an education which will enable them to support themselves and their families later in life, if the cycling scenario fails to pan out.

 

A kind of back up plan.

 

Yah, a lot of schooling is gonna happen in Holland. Sorry, I am too old and too cynical and seen too many youngsters effected detrimentally by a lack of, none or a poor education to say thats even remotely acceptable.!

[Bikalot]

well its only 3 weeks of school effectively coz the other 3 will be holidays...

 

or you could be a versity student and have a 7 week holiday

[singletrackmind]

Got any names?

[Void2]

the juniors are:

JC NEL

Donovan Lubbe

Sean Pautz

Ruan Keun

the u16's are:

Elandre Vos

Marnitz Mare

Jean Jacques Van Vuuren

Albertus Van Der Walt

Junior Girl

Francesca Van Der Merwe

all schools have given them the opportunity to participate in these events and hopefully see what cycling is really all about.

all these cyclists are from the Mr Price Cycling Academy

[Sean Badenhorst]

School is over-rated. Well, finishing it in 12 years is. I say let the talented youngsters in all sports travel and compete abroad when the opportunity is there. When I was at school we weren't allowed to compete overseas.

Repeating a year or two of school isn't necessarily a bad thing. How many really know exactly what they want to do with their lives when they finish school at age 18? And how many end up changing course after a couple of years because they'd rather pursue their own passion than the passion of their parents?

 

Good luck to the youngsters on their 6-week European adventure. And well done to Gill Bezuidenhout of Mr Price Cycling Academy for making the dreams of so many young cyclists become reality! She's a true fairy godmother.

 

[Slowbee]

 

School is over-rated. Well' date=' finishing it in 12 years is. I say let the talented youngsters in all sports travel and compete abroad when the opportunity is there. When I was at school we weren't allowed to compete overseas.

Repeating a year or two of school isn't necessarily a bad thing. How many really know exactly what they want to do with their lives when they finish school at age 18? And how many end up changing course after a couple of years because they'd rather pursue their own passion than the passion of their parents?

 

Good luck to the youngsters on their 6-week European adventure. And well done to Gill Bezuidenhout of Mr Price Cycling Academy for making the dreams of so many young cyclists become reality! She's a true fairy godmother.

 

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[Mushy]

What happens if they have a very bad accident, and they cannot continue with cycling, what they going to then, live with their parents for the rest of their lives???

 

 

 

I think education should come before any thing els!!!

[kingjreid]

 

School is over-rated. Well' date=' finishing it in 12 years is. I say let the talented youngsters in all sports travel and compete abroad when the opportunity is there. When I was at school we weren't allowed to compete overseas.

Repeating a year or two of school isn't necessarily a bad thing. How many really know exactly what they want to do with their lives when they finish school at age 18? And how many end up changing course after a couple of years because they'd rather pursue their own passion than the passion of their parents?

 

Good luck to the youngsters on their 6-week European adventure. And well done to Gill Bezuidenhout of Mr Price Cycling Academy for making the dreams of so many young cyclists become reality! She's a true fairy godmother.

 

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i actually can't believe u guys.... the importance of a good quality education is FUNDAMENTAL anything you want to do later in life! be completely realistic, 1 in 1000 make it big time like robbie hunter/burry etc and everybody knows that racing in europe is MUCH harder than in sa. I'm jst saying that these guys and girls should focus on school first and then pursue their dreams... cause in the event that they don't 'make it' they'll end up 28 years old with nothing bt a matric certificate if they're lucky. i'm just saying that the one top road professionals in our country says completely the opposite. he says give school all u've got and go study something to fall on when u crash or get old. he didn't. now he doesn't know what to do with his life... go for it guys, but don't ever skimp school...

 

[Sean Badenhorst]

 

Originally posted by Mushy:

 

I think education should come before any thing els!!!

You mean 'anything else' right?

Sean Badenhorst2008-05-29 09:44:19

[Pieter Henning]

I think missing 2 or maybe 3 weeks of school is do-able. With a little bit of hard work and some help from your teachers, catching up the work won't take that long at all. So a trip of 6 weeks (providing that 3 weeks are in the holidays and the other 3 are in a school term) is feasible, and shouldn't drastically affect a youngster's academic performance.

 

However, HOME-SCHOOLING CAN BE A VERY BAD IDEA, and the decision to do it should not be taken lightly. I say this from personal experience. I was a first year junior in the year that it became popular for juniors in SA to leave school, do home-schooling and spend 3 or so months racing in Europe. Naturally, there are those who are dedicated enough and still do very well studying on their own, and some others with exceptional talent who have furthered their cycling careers by leaving school early, BUT a lot of the riders who jumped on that bandwagon sat with matric marks that leave them very limited options for further study.

 

School forces you to stay up to date with your work, by means of regular tests, assignments and homework, whereas if you are home-schooled it is your own responsibility to keep up and that takes a lot of self-discipline. It gets very easy to procrastinate, since exams are only at the end of the year, and you also miss out on a lot of social skills that are developed in a school environment.

 

Parents, just keep this in mind.

 

Good luck to the young riders for their stint in Europe - I'm sure it will be an awesome adventure!

Phen2008-05-29 09:46:07