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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the parent of a college athlete, you can’t push a child to that level. I have multiple kids. Only one had the drive to play college. I could not have forced it if I’d tried. That has to come from within. [/quote]

Agree...and I'd say it's not just the drive that the kid has to have, but the talent and genetics if you are talking about D1 for a revenue-generating sport. [/quote]

Exactly. I actually believe trying to maximize your kids' potential but the outsized expectations are ridiculous. The current collegiate athlete is increasingly the child of one (or two) high level (pro or collegiate) athlete that has a genetic advantage, in house coaching, an internal drive to be a great athlete, and the means to pay for further individualized training. Parents are trying to make up for the lack of the first 3 advantages by being tiger parents and throwing money at the issue and then being disappointed when it doesn't work out the way they had it mapped out.

Push your child but not at the expense of their enjoyment, well-being, or your disappointment when they turn out to be the person they are and not who you wanted them to be.[/quote]

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