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re: Why I Don't Want My Kids to Play Team Sports
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:03 am to partsman103
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:03 am to partsman103
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In rec ball the coach usually doesn't know shite. He thinks he knows the game but in reality he is teaching poor mechanics, playing favorites and basically ruining the kids desire to learn the game.
OTOH, travel ball coaches know their shite. They understand that it's the little things that matter. Also parents as well as players understand that playing time is earned and that you earn it during practice.
It's too bad more of these great coaches don't take an active role in rec leagues. All it would take is a dozen guys committed to a making a rec league what they should be. I would rather play in a great, competitive rec league than deal with travel. I'm sure many parents would agree.
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Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:10 am to The Mick
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Not every kid is a superstar. Fact of life.
subtle, but no less poignant moral of the article. Trouble is the author is pissed because his brother had to learn this lesson and couldn't handle it. So naturally, the author blames sports- not his pussy of a brother who couldn't handle failure. SMH
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:16 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
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It's too bad more of these great coaches don't take an active role in rec leagues. All it would take is a dozen guys committed to a making a rec league what they should be. I would rather play in a great, competitive rec league than deal with travel. I'm sure many parents would agree.
This is my issue with travel ball. It has killed rec ball. The reason rec ball is weak now is that even the average kids feel like they must play travel. The pride of playing for your town vs other towns is something they will miss out on.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:18 am to anc
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I agree, but I would argue that those lessons aren't being taught by the majority of team sports today.
Then do something about it and coach your kids teams yourself moron.
You're a loser by the way.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:25 am to TeddyPadillac
It's your job as a parent to support, guide and put them in the right environment. Coaches shouldn't be expected to do it all.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:30 am to anc
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I see so many more valuable lessons being learned by goal setting and pushing herself than I learned by playing third base on my 12 year old baseball team.
If you dont understand the importance of teamwork, being a part of something bigger than yourself, and the positives of working with others then I better you are a selfish individual with very few friends IRL.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:38 am to anc
Team sports teach about the idea that everyone has a role and works for the betterment of the group. Not everyone can be the starter. The kids who don't see enough playing time are taught that their role in practice is a benefit to challenging the other players and making them better. If they want to see more time they should have discipline and drive to make themselves better and thus improve the group.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:42 am to tigerinthebueche
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So naturally, the author blames sports- not his pussy of a brother who couldn't handle failure. SMH
The brother might not have been a pussy failure. He might just not be as athletically gifted as others. And that's fine. There's something out there for everyone. My daughter isn't very good at sports. She played rec soccer up until high school though. It was fine, and fit her abilities. It taught her the team concept and how to interact in that environment. She is involved with a ton of stuff in academics and beats everyone else down at that. My son is a jock who is an average to above average student. Each one is an individual, and I try to be their advocate in everything they do. It is my job to make what they want to do available to them, and to help them along the way to the best of my ability. I never tried to force my daughter to play cutthroat, live on the razor's edge, laugh in the face of death girls' travel soccer. I don't try to force my son to be on the debate team. Because I understand these things. And because I am an awesome father. Don't be bitter because your kid can't cut it at the highest level of everything.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:44 am to partsman103
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In rec ball the coach usually doesn't know shite. He thinks he knows the game but in reality he is teaching poor mechanics, playing favorites and basically ruining the kids desire to learn the game.
OTOH, travel ball coaches know their shite. They understand that it's the little things that matter. Also parents as well as players understand that playing time is earned and that you earn it during practice.
This is a pretty big sweeping generalization.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:59 am to LSUTigerFan15
You people need to sack up and just put your kid in martial arts. If they are pussies, the other kids will beat it out of them. No dependence on others for your success. And you learn valuable life skills, nunchuk skills, bo staff skills - things that are useful in life.
This post was edited on 3/24/16 at 10:01 am
Posted on 3/24/16 at 10:02 am to 911Moto
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And you learn valuable life skills, nunchuk skills, bo staff skills - things that are useful in life.
Do you learn how to catch delicious bass also?
Posted on 3/24/16 at 10:26 am to anc
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She doesnt have the drama of sitting the bench or having the coach play favorites.
Funny cause that sounds a lot like real life
I was an OK athlete, rode the bench till my junior and senior year in a lot of sports, I had to bust my arse. On the other hand, academics was a breeze in HS. A lot of what I learned in team sports about not always getting to play or having to deal without a perfect meritocracy I applied to my academics when I studied engineering and I was no longer the smartest kid in the room, or even top 10
It's come in incredibly useful in my career where I am surrounded by allstars and frankly a lot of people who are smarter than me, but they sure as hell aren't going to outwork me.
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