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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It probably goes without saying that at least 40% of the parents responding to this post fall into the category of this sports study.

https://footballscoop.com/news/study-nearly-40-young-athletes-dont-want-parents-games[/quote]

I disagree. The majority of posters on here say they sign their kids up for a travel sport with no expectation that the kids will even play in college, let alone go pro.  Reasons cited: friendship, work ethic, character building, competition (local sports market not enough), love of the sport.  Especially those of us who've played a college sport - we know what it took to get and stay there and recognize that for most, it's not worth the sacrifice, but if your kids love their sport and are driven, you support them within your means. We've had teammates whose parents are like the ones cited in the article, but they are typically not self-aware and not as educated as the people posting here.  [/quote]

In fact, in my experience, rec dads are WAY worse that travel dads.

Most travel dads get "it."  They see enough of the other competition to know where their kid falls.  The rec dads are the glory dads that think their kid is amazing bc they have the only kid that can hit it to the outfield grass.

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I agree with this. And the parents who have played a sport at a high level (more knowledgeable), are also more likely to get “it”. My kids play or have played travel sports, and until age 14-15 or so, any talk regarding the future is about making HIGH SCHOOL teams and clubs. Certainly not college or beyond. Things do move/change very quickly after that age 14-15 age point, sure. But with younger kids and young teens, I have very rarely heard anyone seriously talking about their kid playing in college or beyond. Usually the very few parents who do are totally delusional. [/quote]

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