Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 17:06     Subject: Re:Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:My kid doesn't practice. He's the best hitter on his 10U team. He's also the best shooter on his basketball team and the best running back on his football team.

My biggest fear is he will be lazy and it will catch up to him.


It will in high school unless he’s also a giant.

PP here. Son is the biggest kid on his team and projected to be 6'4 and 240. He's been in the 95 percentile (or higher) for height and weight since birth.


Sorry, how exactly are you projecting his weight?? Height I get, but weight? Didn’t you say he’s only 10?

Just a guess. Dad is 230 and I'm 200. All the men in my family are 240 plus.


Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 16:45     Subject: Re:Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid doesn't practice. He's the best hitter on his 10U team. He's also the best shooter on his basketball team and the best running back on his football team.

My biggest fear is he will be lazy and it will catch up to him.


It will in high school unless he’s also a giant.

PP here. Son is the biggest kid on his team and projected to be 6'4 and 240. He's been in the 95 percentile (or higher) for height and weight since birth.


Sorry, how exactly are you projecting his weight?? Height I get, but weight? Didn’t you say he’s only 10?

Just a guess. Dad is 230 and I'm 200. All the men in my family are 240 plus.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 15:52     Subject: Re:Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid doesn't practice. He's the best hitter on his 10U team. He's also the best shooter on his basketball team and the best running back on his football team.

My biggest fear is he will be lazy and it will catch up to him.


It will in high school unless he’s also a giant.

PP here. Son is the biggest kid on his team and projected to be 6'4 and 240. He's been in the 95 percentile (or higher) for height and weight since birth.


Sorry, how exactly are you projecting his weight?? Height I get, but weight? Didn’t you say he’s only 10?


She’s in la la land
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 15:33     Subject: Re:Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid doesn't practice. He's the best hitter on his 10U team. He's also the best shooter on his basketball team and the best running back on his football team.

My biggest fear is he will be lazy and it will catch up to him.


It will in high school unless he’s also a giant.

PP here. Son is the biggest kid on his team and projected to be 6'4 and 240. He's been in the 95 percentile (or higher) for height and weight since birth.


Sorry, how exactly are you projecting his weight?? Height I get, but weight? Didn’t you say he’s only 10?
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 15:32     Subject: Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We talking bout practice???? Not a game not a game. Practice???


HS Baseball tryouts are in a month. If a kid hasn’t picked up a bat since November, he’s not going to be impressive. Most of the 14u kids I know practice or workout a bare minimum of 3x a week.


That’s just like your opinion man.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 15:05     Subject: Re:Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid doesn't practice. He's the best hitter on his 10U team. He's also the best shooter on his basketball team and the best running back on his football team.

My biggest fear is he will be lazy and it will catch up to him.


It will in high school unless he’s also a giant.

PP here. Son is the biggest kid on his team and projected to be 6'4 and 240. He's been in the 95 percentile (or higher) for height and weight since birth.


Oink
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 14:39     Subject: Re:Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid doesn't practice. He's the best hitter on his 10U team. He's also the best shooter on his basketball team and the best running back on his football team.

My biggest fear is he will be lazy and it will catch up to him.


It will in high school unless he’s also a giant.

PP here. Son is the biggest kid on his team and projected to be 6'4 and 240. He's been in the 95 percentile (or higher) for height and weight since birth.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 13:44     Subject: Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We talking bout practice???? Not a game not a game. Practice???


HS Baseball tryouts are in a month. If a kid hasn’t picked up a bat since November, he’s not going to be impressive. Most of the 14u kids I know practice or workout a bare minimum of 3x a week.


Totally missed the reference mom
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 13:04     Subject: Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
Anonymous wrote:We talking bout practice???? Not a game not a game. Practice???


HS Baseball tryouts are in a month. If a kid hasn’t picked up a bat since November, he’s not going to be impressive. Most of the 14u kids I know practice or workout a bare minimum of 3x a week.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 13:03     Subject: Re:Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
Anonymous wrote:My kid doesn't practice. He's the best hitter on his 10U team. He's also the best shooter on his basketball team and the best running back on his football team.

My biggest fear is he will be lazy and it will catch up to him.


It will in high school unless he’s also a giant.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 13:00     Subject: Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
Anonymous wrote:1. They want their kid to appear as if they are successful with minimal effort--it's a weird flex
2. They are sandbagging and feeling insecure about their kid's chances.
3. They are genuinely annoyed with their kid because they don't self-motivate/do what they ask them to prepare and still expect parents to shell out the money.
4. They are clueless, don't care, aren't reading the room or don't understand what is required.


Your answer is better than mine.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 12:59     Subject: Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
Anonymous wrote:I’m pretty close with the other moms on my son’s baseball team. They have an upcoming tryout. My son has been practicing for it and I mentioned it and multiple people have laughed and said “Oh Larlo hasn’t picked up a bat for months”
Why is it bragging rights not to practice?


In case he doesn't make it. That way she can say: "Oh he didn't get picked because he didn't practice. It was never that important to him anyways. Don't mind the kid crying in the parking lot."
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 12:33     Subject: Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
We talking bout practice???? Not a game not a game. Practice???
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 12:18     Subject: Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
How do you know it's a brag, though? I wish my kid showed more motivation to practice sometimes because it shows they're willing to work hard at something to achieve a goal, a transferrable life skill. Maybe they're good enough to make the team without practicing, but eventually they'll probably have to work at something to make the cut.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 12:14     Subject: Why do people brag about their kids not practicing?
How do you know it's a brag, though? I wish my kid showed more motivation to practice sometimes because it shows they're willing to work hard at something to achieve a goal, a transferrable life skill. Maybe they're good enough to make the team without practicing, but eventually they'll probably have to work at something to make the cut.