I am sick of seeing 13 to 15 year old kids labeled as the
next superstar. We anoint these kids to the point where they think they are
above the rules. Adults tolerate ant-social and sometimes illegal behavior; we enable
these kids to the point where they never have to grow up, this is not a racial
thing, it transcends race and gender. They don’t have to go to class, they don’t
have to do the assignments, and someone always takes care of them. What do you
think will happen when you give a kid like this a contract worth millions of
dollars? Will he immediately learn responsibility and change a behavior pattern
that authority figures have enabled him to do throughout his athletic career. I
don’t think so and there is evidence everyday in the sports page to prove it. I
know I am old fashioned but I was raised to believe that character was
important. As coaches, teachers and administrators we have a responsibility to
teach good behavior and responsibility for the star and the last person on the bench.
david brown
although i agree with your general idea about youth sports, i have to say that to a degree it is a racial thing. i don’t understand why you can’t see that. you’ve been around too long and participated in sport at the highest. i am sure that you have been privy to all of the racial stereotyping that drive this sort of BS. you have even believed some of them yourself.
anyway, not to excuse sick and misguided parents and coaches, but if the majority of these athletes weren’t black this type of exploitation would not be tolerated.
david brown
i meant to say that you may have believed some of these stereotypes
Health and Fitness
A teenager, should still show respect to the coach, no matter what. In Rugby, a rough game, no disrespect is shown to the ref. I could not imagine, a player, back talking or abusing the ref. They would be sent off immediately. Any one who disrepects a coach or a ref. should be off straight away.