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Why do parents sign their kids up to play sports when they absolutely suck

cambo

4/20/23 6:31pm

When the kids isn’t having fun and enjoying it.

bYuFB

4/20/23 6:33pm

And how other people respond to them playing contributes to whether they have fun.

cougfanblue

4/20/23 6:37pm

I feel like this has left since they got rid of neighborhood based sports.

Bin01015

4/20/23 6:40pm

I agree with that but would saying playing to compete rather than for fun. Those two things can be the exact same thing

shimmy

4/20/23 6:38pm

well said.

qwerew

4/20/23 6:49pm

Because not everybody’s purpose for playing sports is to be a college athlete.

cougfanblue

4/20/23 6:34pm

Rec league that doesn't bother me at all. Club ball is a different story.

byubyu

4/20/23 6:34pm

Travel is especially dumb when you aren't beating local teams.

Plato

4/20/23 7:08pm

Seriously. Stay home, put them in a corner and think about their suckiness

The Pope

4/20/23 6:34pm

Because it is good for kids to play on a team, work through struggles, and make friends. Rec level sports are important

shimmy

4/20/23 6:35pm

I coach a lot of kids rec-league sports, and I somewhat agree with OP

cougarmeister

4/20/23 6:45pm

I've coached little league for almost 10 years and get the frustration, but it is still a rec sport. For the most part

shimmy

4/20/23 6:50pm

I didn’t say that I would not try to help them out, but that it sometimes…

cougarmeister

4/20/23 7:12pm

been there, done that But that is usually fairly young kids and part of the deal

qwerew

4/20/23 7:14pm

Sure. It’s not always fun. But it’s rec.

shimmy

4/20/23 7:29pm

Good grief, I understand that and I keep volunteering to coach & teach kids

cougarmeister

4/20/23 10:49pm

You understand the difference between no interest and not good, right?

shimmy

4/20/23 10:57pm

I've coached kids that didn't want to play, but it was good for them.

j20

4/21/23 6:11pm

Nowhere in any of my posts did I say that I want the kids to be sitting at home

cougarmeister

4/21/23 9:47pm

Kids who play sports are generally more physically active than those who don't

j20

4/21/23 9:56pm

This 100%

cambo

4/20/23 6:52pm

Signing up a kid who wants to play but sucks is different from forcing a kid to

russkiejedi

4/20/23 8:10pm

For real. Stay home, play video games and get fat, nerds!!

maxpowers

4/20/23 6:35pm

Cambo watching 8 year olds play basketball:

My Fingers Hurt

4/20/23 6:38pm

11 year olds actually

cambo

4/20/23 6:39pm

Well, sure. Now. Three years ago though…

My Fingers Hurt

4/20/23 6:40pm

What sport and what level? I'm guessing if your kid is playing on a team with kids that has crappy kids it's not a great

shimmy

4/20/23 6:43pm

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shimmy

4/20/23 6:45pm

After a few tries of sports with my oldest, we took him out of sports pretty

Chefcurry

4/20/23 6:38pm

That's what rec league is for. Agree with the above that club is different. But to answer your question, sometimes

Bob Vance

4/20/23 6:39pm

The only thing I would agree with is when parents sign their kids up when they have absolutely no interest. Lack of

Bob Vance

4/20/23 6:40pm

Thumbs downers

cambo

4/20/23 6:43pm

Let me ask you this. Are you coaching, and if so rec, or club? If you're not coaching, then why not?

Bob Vance

4/20/23 6:44pm

Haha, yes I'm coaching

cambo

4/20/23 6:47pm

You're the guy that has your kids in rec rather than a competitive league and are saying this. Hilarious.

shimmy

4/20/23 6:47pm

My boys play bantam league bball and while that isn't going on they play rec

cambo

4/20/23 6:50pm

if your kids only play bantam, maybe pump the brakes on telling people their kids suck at sports, lol.

shimmy

4/20/23 6:52pm

Woah...I didn't tell any people their kids suck at sports

cambo

4/20/23 6:53pm

Well you said "I bet your kids suck at sports." which is getting close. If you can't handle struggling kids on the team,

shimmy

4/20/23 6:54pm

Sorry shimmy that I hurt your feelings

cambo

4/20/23 6:57pm

I bet you're a great coach!

shimmy

4/20/23 6:58pm

RE: Thumbs downers

durandal

4/20/23 6:58pm

Good coaches work with those kids and find ways to make it work. Bad coaches blame the parents for signing them up.

Baron

4/20/23 7:14pm

I was shocked how sad I was when some of the bad kids quit during the season.

calvindyer

4/21/23 3:28am

All state 5A football son and All State 5A basketball other son. Four year varsi

Big Daddy D

4/20/23 7:41pm

My kids don’t play sports. But if they wanted to, I’d sign them up for as long

russkiejedi

4/20/23 8:17pm

If it’s rec league who cares. A person can like playing a sport and not be good

BlooCoog

4/20/23 6:45pm

13/14… until then nearly every parent is delusional

cougfanz

4/20/23 6:48pm

A few points- not all kids shine at an early age. Some are late bloomers

Rise Against

4/20/23 6:48pm

This was me. I was horrible until about 11/12 in baseball, then it all clicked. I made all-stars, comp, and HS

Bob Vance

4/20/23 6:50pm

RE: Why do parents sign their kids up to play sports when they absolutely suck

Shut_up

4/20/23 6:53pm

what age and level of competition are you talking about. A 7 year old who sucks

Mayor of Cougartown

4/20/23 6:53pm

I always end up coaching jr jazz. And every year I end up with 2-3 kids who have

maxpowers

4/20/23 7:01pm

Honestly, the parents care more about winning than the kids. If it were a select

Bluedomination

4/20/23 7:07pm

Now do church.

Cougarnovas

4/20/23 7:18pm

People who suck at sports should quit church!

My Fingers Hurt

4/20/23 7:19pm

RE: People who suck at sports should quit church!

Cougarnovas

4/20/23 7:34pm

maybe the church should quit on people who suck at sports. Never mind

qwerew

4/20/23 7:40pm

I’m in the 2-5% though

My Fingers Hurt

4/20/23 9:15pm

To get better. To make friends. To learn how to work hard.

ballen

4/20/23 7:28pm

Cambo after he posts this and watches the reactions

kansascougar

4/20/23 7:30pm

Doesn’t matter as long as I stand up all game.

Future_Tacos

4/20/23 7:37pm

I've seen kids absolutely sick at a sport at 7 or 9 who then blossomed into an all star a few years later. You miss all

unctoothman

4/20/23 7:38pm

that's because they found a good Doctor, I mean trainer.

qwerew

4/20/23 7:41pm

You don't coach much, do you?

unctoothman

4/20/23 7:51pm

sorry, I thought I was clever because you said "sick." My bad.

qwerew

4/20/23 7:56pm

I shoulda proofread. Oops.

unctoothman

4/20/23 8:58pm

I read this as

calvindyer

4/21/23 3:30am

Same with school, music, drama, church, scouts, service, chores etc. If your

calvindyer

4/21/23 3:24am

David O. McKay said boys should play team sports so they learn to work as a team

calvindyer

4/21/23 3:32am

For little kids under 10 or so, it's all about getting them outside, exposure to

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