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No he definitely needs to be the parent making his kid go to XC practice every day and giving him extra runs before or after to "get his volume up." Then the kid needs to do XC in the fall, indoor in the winter, outdoor in the spring, and AAU all summer. If this kid isn't cranking out 50 mile weeks in 5th grade he'll never make it to the diamond league

I’m not that type of parent and was joking about the state champion comment. Not sure why folks are so cynical. I’m just very impressed by what I saw my kid do with no formal training, and I’m wondering if he might have some real talent or if that’s not anything special for a 9YO.

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Posted by CajunAlum Tiger Fan

The Great State of Louisiana

Member since Jan 2008

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Posted on 2/9/24 at 3:55 pm to pelicanpride

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I’m not that type of parent and was joking about the state champion comment. Not sure why folks are so cynical. I’m just very impressed by what I saw my kid do with no formal training, and I’m wondering if he might have some real talent or if that’s not anything special for a 9YO.

Remember where you are. This place (OT) is a cesspool of shitty trolls, but among the shitty comments are nuggets of good information. For some strange reason, this is especially true when anyone asks a question about a kid and athletics (talented kids in particular.)

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Posted by Ingeniero

Baton Rouge

Member since Dec 2013

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Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:59 pm to pelicanpride

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I’m not that type of parent and was joking about the state champion comment. Not sure why folks are so cynical.

I was just messing around! Didn't mean you in particular, but you'd be surprised how many parents actually are like that. I coached kids whose parents would make them run extra laps after the workout if they thought they needed more. Those kids always end up burnt out and injured.

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