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Post by flowtowntigers on Aug 2, 2012 15:45:15 GMT -6
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Post by Clemensbuff on Aug 2, 2012 20:18:55 GMT -6
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Post by flowtowntigers on Aug 3, 2012 6:36:06 GMT -6
Its people like Camron Miller that drive kids away from sports. Maybe not at first but years down the road kids are just burnt out.
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Post by SCBuffaloes16 on Aug 3, 2012 6:38:46 GMT -6
Interesting, pee wee football is finally caught to little league baseball in terms of over the top coaching. And to think you play for the love of it at age 8...
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Post by C5_96 on Aug 3, 2012 7:48:45 GMT -6
As bad as you think it is, trust me, it's far worse.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2012 8:43:51 GMT -6
It's by product of parents wanting their kids to get a college scholarship and you can thank evolution of youth sports (correctly or incorrectly) to the select league thing. You don't know how hard it is as a parent to sit in the bleachers at a youth game and keep your mouth shut toward parents that are outright zealots with kids. And believe you me it's worse in areas where the high schools have strong athletic programs. Here in Calallen, some parents want their kid to be the next Calallen baseball great and they just don't have it to match up to those expectations. They could be a good player, but they need to step back and realize a Mathison, Duke, Varret, John, etc are one of a kind and if they were not, all nine starters would be signing D1 schollies year in and year out or skipping college and going straight pro ball altogther.
With football, there is more disappointment when little Johnny gets to middle school and the league politics, coaches giving their sons the glory, etc and what have you are left at the door. Let's just say more kids that were pegged to be QB, RB or whatever ended up playing defense or the offensive line later in their football careers if they stuck with the game at all.
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Post by FB fan on Aug 3, 2012 8:47:25 GMT -6
Access Ford has go carts for the kids with the right mind/skill set.
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Post by Clemensbuff on Aug 3, 2012 8:52:30 GMT -6
Access Ford has go carts for the kids with the right mind/skill set. ;D LMAO You are too much FBfan!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2012 8:57:46 GMT -6
Access Ford has go carts for the kids with the right mind/skill set. They don't have a King Ranch version, so this is has to do...
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Post by SCBuffaloes16 on Aug 3, 2012 9:00:50 GMT -6
Access Ford has go carts for the kids with the right mind/skill set. They don't have a King Ranch version, so this is has to do... Heck yeah, that's my kind of car indeed.
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Post by warcat82 on Aug 3, 2012 10:27:28 GMT -6
I coached youth soccer in the Calallen area for several years before moving on to coaching high school, and the saddest thing I had to do was ban parents and a set of coaches from the league... The coaches got banned by the state youth sports governing body for life because they got caught cheating in our league and had previously got caught cheating in the sinton league so they can no longer even attend their own kids games due to their bad behaviors. The parents were given a league ban because of their derogatory words toward their own kids and toward the kids in the league. I literally had to stop a game at half time due to the parents and those coaches and I almost got jumped for it afterward. Sad that there are so many "adults" out there like that.... And yes I agree with the select league attitude starting to ruin it as well... A lot of parents think their kid is the best and when they are not chosen they file lawsuits or start their own select teams and such and it gets out of hand.... Let the kids learn the fundamentals in the sports without the over the top strategies.... If a kid has proper technique to build on and a solid skill set then that can take them far with a proper work ethic built into them by positive experiences and positive reinforcement and then of course the negative reinforcement for bad work ethics.... I watched a youth basketball league game and almost fell out of my seat laughing at one of the coaches as he was not teaching them fundamentals but instead trying to get them to run NBA style offense and defense without teaching them to shoot pass or even how to do a lay up.... I thought the guy was gonna have a seizure and an aneurism because the boys didn't understand a thing he was showing them and were just chunking the ball wherever another boy was or in the general area of the basket.... Needless to say most of the parents chose not to let their kids play for him after the season.....
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Post by johnnyduval on Aug 3, 2012 10:38:39 GMT -6
I have to admit I got kicked out of a kickball game when my daughter played. Those umpires are bad and they don't have very thick skins! I was on my best behavior as well!!
I never got kicked out as a coach, but I dealt with drunk dads, women during their time of the month, crying grandmothers, and apathetic kids, but other than that it was fun! Actually, the fun was 99% of the time and its nice getting to have more of an adult relationship with the kids you coached years ago as time goes by.
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Post by C5_96 on Aug 3, 2012 10:58:00 GMT -6
It's by product of parents wanting their kids to get a college scholarship and you can thank evolution of youth sports (correctly or incorrectly) to the select league thing. You don't know how hard it is as a parent to sit in the bleachers at a youth game and keep your mouth shut toward parents that are outright zealots with kids. And believe you me it's worse in areas where the high schools have strong athletic programs. Here in Calallen, some parents want their kid to be the next Calallen baseball great and they just don't have it to match up to those expectations. They could be a good player, but they need to step back and realize a Mathison, Duke, Varret, John, etc are one of a kind and if they were not, all nine starters would be signing D1 schollies year in and year out or skipping college and going straight pro ball altogther. With football, there is more disappointment when little Johnny gets to middle school and the league politics, coaches giving their sons the glory, etc and what have you are left at the door. Let's just say more kids that were pegged to be QB, RB or whatever ended up playing defense or the offensive line later in their football careers if they stuck with the game at all. I think in most cases it has more to do with their over-inflated egos more than their desire for their kids to earn scholarships.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2012 13:24:22 GMT -6
It's by product of parents wanting their kids to get a college scholarship and you can thank evolution of youth sports (correctly or incorrectly) to the select league thing. You don't know how hard it is as a parent to sit in the bleachers at a youth game and keep your mouth shut toward parents that are outright zealots with kids. And believe you me it's worse in areas where the high schools have strong athletic programs. Here in Calallen, some parents want their kid to be the next Calallen baseball great and they just don't have it to match up to those expectations. They could be a good player, but they need to step back and realize a Mathison, Duke, Varret, John, etc are one of a kind and if they were not, all nine starters would be signing D1 schollies year in and year out or skipping college and going straight pro ball altogther. With football, there is more disappointment when little Johnny gets to middle school and the league politics, coaches giving their sons the glory, etc and what have you are left at the door. Let's just say more kids that were pegged to be QB, RB or whatever ended up playing defense or the offensive line later in their football careers if they stuck with the game at all. I think in most cases it has more to do with their over-inflated egos more than their desire for their kids to earn scholarships. Oh yea, that's a big part of it too. Especially if the kid(s) are the off spring of a former athlete(s) and they are going to attend the same school the parent(s) atttended. I saw one kid (maybe 10 years old) a few years ago get torn into by his Dad and almost wanted to get involved because it was way overboard. I have nothing against parents encouraging to their kids to do better and give them advice from the stands. But when you start yelling at them and the tone of your voice sound like you are telling them they suck, I have issues. They are boys for crying out loud at that age, not men yet.
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Post by CC_Varmints on Aug 17, 2012 7:39:40 GMT -6
All your stories are nothing compared to mine. My son actually has a stalker (in terms). A parent of another child would constantly harrass my son at school with comments like 'I think my son is better than you', 'I think he can beat you in a race', 'You're not that good', my son this my son that...he even went into my sons personal file to get our address and popped up and told me that his son was genetically superior and was known to knock kids out when he hits them on the field. This guy would come to track meets w/ a stop watch and time my son, attempted to influence coaches not to let my son carry the ball. I had to go to the school and the district office just to get this jerk on a leash. This summer he showed up at my sons scrimmage and picture day and I was told by a friend that he called him to verify my son was going to the school we are rezoned for. Zealous parents just plain suck, if your kids good it'll show. You don't have to cock block every move for your kid...you don't have to stalk peoples kids! If this diptihs keeps it up I'm going to put my hands around his fat neck and choke him till he passes out. ;D Holy freaking COW!!!
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