Parents are
lining up right this moment to find the training program that will assure that
Johnny or Susie will get faster or stronger so he or she will get that athletic
scholarship. Pardon my cynicism but parents are being ripped off. They are
paying personals trainer up $50.00 to $100 an hour. Do the math at 3 hours per
week times four weeks that works out to be $1200 a month. Let pretend they just
do that for the summer so for three months that is $3600. Then they are paying
for a hitting coach, a pitching coach or a special finishing coach in soccer.
Meanwhile all these trainers are feeding the parents and the kid’s fantasies
about how good Johnny or Susie will be. The standard line is that if you keep
bringing Johnny or Susie to me I can assure you a scholarship or maybe even a pro contract.
Do you honestly think that they are
going to tell the parents that Johnny or Susie are awful and they can’t walk
and chew gum at the same time? No way, they are pulling in the dough; this might
be one of the best con games going right now. Parents save your money and you
will be able to pay for Johnny’s and Susie’s education. let them play and have fun.
4 Comments
phillip bazzini
Good points Coach and I don’t disagree, however many of these parents have money to burn.
adam king
Say, a parent sends their kid to a trainer for 10 months out of the year (maybe allowing a couple of weeks off here and there, if the kid is lucky). Parents would spend 12K in one year, multiply by 4 years in high school. That would be 48k. A sizeable amount to pay for tuition. The risk-benefit analysis of investing in training does not seem to be worth it in regards to the monetary value! Save your money for college and let the kids have fun!
Gregg
Here is what I have seen. Some trainers inflate the expectations of parents ergo, a con. However, some parents and athletes approach trainers with inflated expectations and out-sized egos. I once heard a parent say at a select try out about their clumsy child, “If he can’t turn pro at least he can play division I.” The kid was 12. An ethical person will pop the bubble, quickly. With the proper level set (if that’s even possible) it’s just another personal services business. A third motivation I noticed listening to young male athletes talk among themselves, is the athlete just wants a “look good” due to peer pressure and they try to convince their parents to spend money on strength and conditioning. I guess there’s a market in everything.
Gregg
Here is what I have seen. Some trainers inflate the expectations of parents ergo, a con. However, some parents and athletes approach trainers with inflated expectations and out-sized egos. I once heard a parent say at a select try out about their clumsy child, “If he can’t turn pro at least he can play division I.” The kid was 12. An ethical person will pop the bubble, quickly. With the proper level set (if that’s even possible) it’s just another personal services business. A third motivation I noticed listening to young male athletes talk among themselves, is the athlete just wants a “look good” due to peer pressure and they try to convince their parents to spend money on strength and conditioning. I guess there’s a market in everything.