It amazes me still how much my life revolves around youth sports. You’d think I was training future professional athletes. I’m certain that many parents think they are. I see it in every team I coach or watch my kids play for. There is always the kid who is being groomed for The Next Level (TM). At what point does the grooming start too young? 4-5? 6-7? I still believe 10-12 is too young to start looking at you kid as the next (insert mad paid athlete here). Hell, these kids don’t know what they want to be. We as parents try to persuade them all the time, but they ultimately have to figure it out without us.
Some Thoughts:
- I never really threw parties when I was married. Post-marriage I’ve been thinking about the whys and the hows of such things, starting with how do you throw a Halloween eve party for the neighbors and make it worth their while? I think the result was solid fun and gave me the impetus to do more.