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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child plays on a sports team with another teenager. Fairly high level for this area. The kids love their sport and practice a lot on their own outside of regular practice. There is one kid who seems to be being pushed very hard by their parents. Like telling the kid not to mess up at games, yelling at them when they make mistakes. This is a good kid who is very good at their sport. [b]Is this just what it takes to go D1[/b], or is this abusive? No one has said anything to either the kid or the parents to my knowledge, but it's getting harder to witness and stay out of. I feel like someone needs to stick up for this kid before they breakdown. [/quote]

It's not...but of course there are high profile cases (read Agassi talking about his dad and how he cut off all contact) where in fact the player did attain incredible heights.

Telling someone "don't mess up" is the equivalent of telling someone "remember to breathe".  At the very least, the parent could aggressively yell useful instructions.[/quote]

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