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Originally Posted by Young Drachma
The professionalization of youth sports is so nuts
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I have an ex-coworker who's kids were perfectly fine basketball players. Her son ended up starting D3, and her daughter got a scholarship to go D2.
But she sincerely and honestly thinks that the universe has conspired against her family. Both kids would be professionals if only coaches, etc. hadn't gotten in the way and stunted their growth, etc.
The girl in still in college, and I am pretty sure that her mom still thinks that the WNBA is a possibility if only people saw how great she was.
At some point, the idea that kids should just play for fun and exercise and teamwork and all that went out the window and everyone became a sportsmom or sportsdad.