re: "Participation Trophy" Data Mimics Income/Political Leanings

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Do you know which sport I refuse to coach because of helicopter parents constantly complaining about their child not playing. The sport where parents write letters to the school board and initiate a witch hunt because the coach dared raise his voice at a player.....Baseball.

Coaching baseball in the suburbs is literally more catty than being the cheerleading sponsor.

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My kids are still too young, but I work with a lot of baseball parents who's kids are in these insane travel leagues, play baseball year around. Their whole life revolves around the kids baseball life - their vacations are baseball, everything. I think it's insane as 99.9% of them will never play competitive baseball again after they graduate high school.