Football coaches probably would. Track is a thing schools are starting to catch onto. It can be a great enrollment enhancer. We do work hard, but unless God builds a house, you labor in vain. Sometimes I think I may be laboring in vain, that I may jump ahead of Him.
Counseling takes the most time.
I definitely spend more time on the ones that show good ACT scores and good grades, and we really push the scholarship competitions. Also, distance runners are more self-disciplined, so they tend to be better students. I also believe there is a huge correlation between Christians and distance runners. We ask our athletes to go to study hall for an hour and a half three times a week, and if they have over a 3.0 GPA, they only have to go twice a week. The biggest compliment anyone could say is if they called me the Pied Piper.