tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041107.post3159398225030813638..comments2024-01-24T13:48:22.659-08:00Comments on DADvocate: Sports ParentingDADvocatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621021178600799126noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041107.post-41552930125096680122008-04-06T15:53:00.000-07:002008-04-06T15:53:00.000-07:00Unfortunately there is a lot of politics in sports...Unfortunately there is a lot of politics in sports. My son is lucky because the high school football coach avoids politics quite well. Plus, on a football team you need lots of players.<BR/><BR/>The politics on my daughter's basketball teams has amazed me at times. It's mostly parents who think their kids are better than they really are. My daughter has felt the ill effects of this at times but DADvocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621021178600799126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041107.post-11826551893420643802008-04-06T10:50:00.000-07:002008-04-06T10:50:00.000-07:00DADvocate, while I never participated in organized...DADvocate, while I never participated in organized sports other than softball for one season when I was 11, my brother and sister were very active in organized sports. It is so political where I come from that it really sickens me. My little brother will be a senior next year and my Mom can't wait until his sports days are over. He is a good player but is rarely played.<BR/><BR/>There is a russelllindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032976650769947572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041107.post-36333652608436306562008-04-06T07:56:00.000-07:002008-04-06T07:56:00.000-07:00marbel - from your comments and blog you seem to h...marbel - from your comments and blog you seem to have a level head and I'm sure your kids will do fine.<BR/><BR/>br549 - my approach is much like yours.<BR/><BR/>I encourage my kids to plays something because I think it's good for them mentally and socially as well as physically. But I always give them the option of quiting after the season is over and before the next season begins.<BR/><BR/>My DADvocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621021178600799126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041107.post-74740662873024239332008-04-06T06:33:00.000-07:002008-04-06T06:33:00.000-07:00One cannot live their failed dreams through their ...One cannot live their failed dreams through their children. Maybe this fellow is. <BR/><BR/>Both my daughters played softball from about 8 until 12. We practiced together in the back yard a lot, and I cheered on the side lines at games, but that's all. One of my daughters played basketball in high school, and was a distances runner as well. I suck at basketball and can't make a lap around the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041107.post-11204376149145322222008-04-05T17:36:00.000-07:002008-04-05T17:36:00.000-07:00This is interesting and timely for me, as we are j...This is interesting and timely for me, as we are just starting down the road of organized sports with our kids. Thanks.Marbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03396985630486715494noreply@blogger.com