| We have all seen it all too often. That “A” player | | | | dvd recorders and turn them back on the bleachers. |
| on the team has those laser guided missiles for | | | | Make a year end party video for all to see. Now that |
| parents. They know everything about the sport their | | | | would be one pizza party worth the wait. You see, the |
| child and in most cases the competition. Their vision is | | | | one common thread in all this is that most parents |
| to see their child rise to the lofty levels of “D | | | | have no idea what the sound like. They have no ill |
| One”, or more commonly known as Division One | | | | intentions in most cases either. But the negative effect |
| College ranks. Oh yes, and this while their child is still in | | | | this has on their children and the other players is quite |
| K-6 of course. No investment in their athletic future is | | | | real. One thing I must say about the individual sports is |
| too high. Personal trainer for young Mikey at all of age | | | | they are quite different on tolerance. I would give youth |
| 7? You bet, he still needs to learn how to score with | | | | soccer an A for not allowing the sidelines to manage |
| the left hand. Forget the fact that the basketball size | | | | the pitch. Baseball would get an F and quite frankly I |
| and height of the rim could be problematic to | | | | think it’s by design. Basketball is mixed. Where you |
| Mikey’s physical capabilities, alas a trainer will fix | | | | have a strong League director its well managed and |
| that. | | | | combined with good officials who must also make |
| Then we venture into the athletic dome or for this tale | | | | sure that they are not bigger than the game you have |
| the Gym. Inside the dome is where we really see it all. | | | | a great potential. |
| Live and it full color. Parents screaming for their child | | | | The real damage is not to the game, although it too |
| and cursing every bad call by the officials. Here’s | | | | suffers. The sad report here is the impact our children |
| another funny note, in every youth sport there is the | | | | have when a parent becomes larger than the game |
| constant need for the volunteer coach. I haven’t | | | | itself weekend after weekend. All too often a child just |
| found the pay for coach level yet in the recreational | | | | drops out of their quest for a sports role only because |
| leagues. We’ll leave that for a later novel. So here | | | | the embarrassment or abuse is just not worth it |
| we are with the game in-hand and the poor coach | | | | anymore. Lots of downside to this when you consider |
| trying to keep everyone happy by playing fair with | | | | most children tend to get in trouble when too much idle |
| their time on the court and then it happens. The A | | | | time is available. Sports is a wonderful way to keep |
| Player parent, who didn’t volunteer to coach their | | | | this from happening. |
| child takes over. With their rage in full stride they | | | | I guess at the end of the day we as parents have to |
| aggressively call out to the “team” to step it up | | | | take stock. We have to look in the mirror and take a |
| and begin the quest to over take their teams coach by | | | | closer view of our desires personally versus our |
| out yelling him or her from the bleachers. All this adds | | | | children’s enjoyment for their sport of choice. |
| up to is chaos. | | | | Always an interesting day at the youth games. |
| I always thought it would be fun to take all those video | | | | |