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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ Sports are about commitment, respect, sportsmanship, effort and teamwork.

All of these amateur parents are teaching their kids the wrong values.

If we weren’t 5 minutes early we were late.
If we missed practices we were benched (YES- even the Stars)
If we acted like a prima Donna, nasty to our teammates- benched

Watch old sports movies like:  Miracle, Hoosiers , etc.
Those are the values kids should be taught.

I played on rec teams and I played on National Championship teams, States, etc.

That experience with a team sport and responsibility is the defining moment in my life.  It’s why I am not late for work, appointments.  It’s why I don’t let people down.  It’s why my word means something.  It’s why I’m tough and I expect more out of others.  It’s why I can be supportive.

The youth sports business market and arrogant parents that teach their kid they are a star are endemic of what is wrong with our society.

Travel sports require a bigger commitment.  If you can’t make it routinely,  then a CHOICE needs to be made.

But even at the Rec level, if my kids decided halfway through the season that they didn’t like baseball.  They finished the season.  They didn’t give up halfway through.

Coaching a rec team and never knowing if enough kids were going to show up for the game was a major PIA.  Parents were too important to ha e the courtesy to send an email.[/quote]

You can call it "travel" all you want but you really think the commitment required of  8 year old child is and should be the same as the High School kids depicted in Hoosiers, College kids in Miracle? You honestly think that amount of dedication is required of children who still believe in Santa Claus and the tooth fairy? [/quote]

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