Anonymous
04/11/2014 13:37
Subject: Your kid and my kid are not playing in the pros
I agree that most kids playing sports will not go to the pros. Ok. But who cares? Most kids studying in study hall won't go to Harvard. Big deal.
Life is about working hard, doing things you enjoy, being passionate about them and taking it wherever it leads. For most, that means sports will end in middle school, high school or, maybe even college. That's just fine. My son plays his sport on a club team and I wouldn't want him to ever feel like becoming a pro is the goal b/c it isn't. We want him to excel and to enjoy his experience. Of course, when he scores in his games or when his team has a win, we cheer as if it's the Superbowl or the NBA finals or the World series. Why do we do that? Because we're his parents and it is great fun. It is NOT because we somehow think he's going pro!
Life is about working hard, doing things you enjoy, being passionate about them and taking it wherever it leads. For most, that means sports will end in middle school, high school or, maybe even college. That's just fine. My son plays his sport on a club team and I wouldn't want him to ever feel like becoming a pro is the goal b/c it isn't. We want him to excel and to enjoy his experience. Of course, when he scores in his games or when his team has a win, we cheer as if it's the Superbowl or the NBA finals or the World series. Why do we do that? Because we're his parents and it is great fun. It is NOT because we somehow think he's going pro!
Anonymous
04/11/2014 10:58
Subject: Your kid and my kid are not playing in the pros
Most professional athletes could have played multiple sports, look at Winston or Kapperneck. You are right they are "special" and they work hard one they realize they have a gift. The problem in this area is all the specialization. Kids that play one travel sport year round, they are told they are good by their paid coaches and most get to above average from playing year round. Then they get to high school and the athletes start to show up. Those that played multiple sports or couldn’t afford the travel programs. Coached want Athletes. Speed and Agility, you can’t teach that. The cream will always rise to the top.
Anonymous
03/26/2014 21:51
Subject: Re:Your kid and my kid are not playing in the pros
Just looked at some YouTube trailers...Anonymous wrote:My brother was a professional athlete.
Our lives did not revolve around sports. We all played one travel sport.
He was a phenomenal athlete with lots of natural talent . Nobody told him or forced him to go out back and practice by himself for hours.
Anyone who watched him play early on knew he was special.
Very different from most of the kids I see in this area that the parents swear are superior beings.
My dad did not live vicariously through him. He would have been the first to pull him off the team when grades dipped or he got in trouble in school.
I am disgusted by the dads I have to listen to on the sidelines at my kids games. They really do think their suck ass kid is going to get a scholarship. They should save the $ and time their throwing away in sports and put it towards education.
Watch 'State of Play' --documentary on HBO about how harmful parents are in youth sports. Don't be that parent.
Anonymous
03/26/2014 16:20
Subject: Re:Your kid and my kid are not playing in the pros
Wow. Excellent read, self-convicting and spot on. Thanks for posting, OP.
Anonymous
03/26/2014 16:17
Subject: Re:Your kid and my kid are not playing in the pros
My brother was a professional athlete.
Our lives did not revolve around sports. We all played one travel sport.
He was a phenomenal athlete with lots of natural talent . Nobody told him or forced him to go out back and practice by himself for hours.
Anyone who watched him play early on knew he was special.
Very different from most of the kids I see in this area that the parents swear are superior beings.
My dad did not live vicariously through him. He would have been the first to pull him off the team when grades dipped or he got in trouble in school.
I am disgusted by the dads I have to listen to on the sidelines at my kids games. They really do think their suck ass kid is going to get a scholarship. They should save the $ and time their throwing away in sports and put it towards education.
Watch 'State of Play' --documentary on HBO about how harmful parents are in youth sports. Don't be that parent.
Our lives did not revolve around sports. We all played one travel sport.
He was a phenomenal athlete with lots of natural talent . Nobody told him or forced him to go out back and practice by himself for hours.
Anyone who watched him play early on knew he was special.
Very different from most of the kids I see in this area that the parents swear are superior beings.
My dad did not live vicariously through him. He would have been the first to pull him off the team when grades dipped or he got in trouble in school.
I am disgusted by the dads I have to listen to on the sidelines at my kids games. They really do think their suck ass kid is going to get a scholarship. They should save the $ and time their throwing away in sports and put it towards education.
Watch 'State of Play' --documentary on HBO about how harmful parents are in youth sports. Don't be that parent.
Anonymous
03/26/2014 16:08
Subject: Your kid and my kid are not playing in the pros
This is how it is on my kids club team, parents to chill ...
A good reality check.....
Thoughts?
http://www.nuvo.net/GuestVoices/archives/2014/03/18/your-kid-and-my-kid-are-not-playing-in-the-pros
Your kid and my kid are not playing in the pros
Posted by Louis M. Profeta MD on Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 4:00 AM
I don't care if your eight year old can throw a baseball through six inches of plywood. He is not going to the pros. I don't care if your twelve-year-old scored seven touchdowns last week in Pop Warner; he is not going to the pros. I don't care if your sixteen -year -old made first team all-state in basketball. He is not playing in the pros. I don't care if your freshman in college is a varsity scratch golfer, averaging two under par. He isn't playing in the pros. Now tell me again how good he is. I'll lay you two to one odds right now and I don't even know your kid, I have never even see them play, but I'll put up my pension that your kid is not playing in the pros. It is simply an odds thing. There are far too many variables working against your child. Injury, burnout, others who are better, - these things are are just a fraction of the barriers preventing your child from becoming "the one."
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A good reality check.....
Thoughts?
http://www.nuvo.net/GuestVoices/archives/2014/03/18/your-kid-and-my-kid-are-not-playing-in-the-pros
Your kid and my kid are not playing in the pros
Posted by Louis M. Profeta MD on Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 4:00 AM
I don't care if your eight year old can throw a baseball through six inches of plywood. He is not going to the pros. I don't care if your twelve-year-old scored seven touchdowns last week in Pop Warner; he is not going to the pros. I don't care if your sixteen -year -old made first team all-state in basketball. He is not playing in the pros. I don't care if your freshman in college is a varsity scratch golfer, averaging two under par. He isn't playing in the pros. Now tell me again how good he is. I'll lay you two to one odds right now and I don't even know your kid, I have never even see them play, but I'll put up my pension that your kid is not playing in the pros. It is simply an odds thing. There are far too many variables working against your child. Injury, burnout, others who are better, - these things are are just a fraction of the barriers preventing your child from becoming "the one."
[ Edited to comply with Copyright Laws. ]