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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because they have a passion for their sport.  You don't go that far, spend that many years if you don't love it.  Most of the kids that are 'parent-driven' tend to give up before college, while the kids that truly love the sport will keep trying no matter the obstacles or cuts and still keep training on their own.

My oldest is a 4.0us/4.5gpa, 35 ACT in one sitting, at a tough private high school with lots of other interests so he doesn't NEED the sport, but he really,[i] really [/i]wants to play in college (and/or beyond).  My spouse and I are burnt out from it and, if we had faced some of the absolute a-holes and abuses that he has over the years, we would have walked away.  No--it just made him more determined.  And I've been really amazed at his backbone and the way he has dealt with adversity.  Much better than me, I must say.

So--jury is out if he will play in college.  He started getting good feedback/evals from college coaches, but has been sidelined with an injury the past few months.  We are supporting him healing and helping him navigate over the next 7 months to see if he can make his dream a reality.

But, we stay out of any talk with coaches.  Period.  This is all him.  Frankly, I can't even bear to be at some of my kids' games from the intensity and lunacy of some of the parents on the sidelines and try to stand as far away and not engage.

Early high school (9th grade) is kind of the peak for parent intensity and crazies.  Don't get me started on the high school environment too for this sport.  As the boys mature and the parents have less coach/TD influence, the landscape starts to scatter and it weeds out a lot of those kind of people.

The best thing you can do as a parent is stay out of it once they reach high school.  Out of sight, out of mind.  He trains, he plays, and if I can stay away from hearing the toxicity from other parents and remain in my bubble--I'm in my happy place.[/quote]

Why are you answering (and such a long diatribe at that)? You don't have an athlete in college. [/quote]

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