tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073305.post550226002157150620..comments2023-10-07T04:42:30.669-07:00Comments on <a href="http://www.youthsportsparents.blogspot.com">Youth Sports Parents</a>: What kids dislike about organized sports - usMark Hymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17727666156512632596noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073305.post-88808476774178410072009-04-07T10:25:00.000-07:002009-04-07T10:25:00.000-07:00Being an athlete and coach and having grown up aro...Being an athlete and coach and having grown up around this for many years I can attest to seeing these parents. I know these kids who burn out and stop playing sports because of overbearing parents. However, the point is made that not all parents go to this extreme. It's unfortunate that when I go to a game and witness a parent like this that ruins the game for me; a 21 year old. So imagine being a child and witnessing this. So much pressure is put onto these kids that I feel some of the "love of the game" is being lost...and I fear that if too many kids feel this way, the game will change for the worse.maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530014489035399948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073305.post-11683071313588429912009-03-25T06:09:00.000-07:002009-03-25T06:09:00.000-07:00What I find troubling about stories like this is t...What I find troubling about stories like this is that they tend to passively paint all organized youth sports programs as extreme, with nutball parents driving their kids into the ground to live vicariously through them.<BR/><BR/>There are bad parents out there - in and out of sports. Kids are abused every single day. Yet instead of trying to indict the parents, we blame 'ultra organized youth sports' Programs are created because of demand. Educate the parents and you'll eliminate the demand.<BR/><BR/>I deal with bad parents in youth soccer all the time, and you'll find them in Rec leagues just like you will in leagues where kids are playing way too many matches/games. They don't know how to treat their kids. But that doesn't mean the program we run is bad for kids.<BR/><BR/>Yes, we should work to limit the 'extremes' in youth sports, at all ends. But when we do that, we need to make sure it's clear these ARE extremes, not the norm. For every kid being driven to 100 competitions a year by overzealous parents, there are hundreds who love the sport they play where they play it - in moderation.<BR/><BR/>We need to remember that AND remind people of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073305.post-50582086498084063642009-03-25T06:04:00.000-07:002009-03-25T06:04:00.000-07:00I agree wholeheartedly. It's exactly because of co...I agree wholeheartedly. It's exactly because of competitive pressures like these that I've ended up coaching my own son's baseball teams. We may not win all our games, but I guarantee you we're having more fun than most teams in our league.<BR/><BR/>And the kids are still learning and developing, too. They're 6 and 7, so it's more about sportsmanship and focus than it is about skills and competition.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145901801178624293noreply@blogger.com