Youth Sports

Never thought this crap would actually be as ridiculous as what is insinuated with the "soccer mom" lifestyle that's put out there.  It's worse.  Youth sports are BRUTAL.  But it's not the kids, it's the parents in suburban towns with all-white representation thinking their kid is the next best athlete....that the NFL, NBA, MLB are all going to come knocking on their doors as 12 year olds to secure that contract!?  Hello? First of all there's not one african american on the team....for at least the NFL, and NBA you're out of luck.  For the MLB...you got a hispanic representation in that little league?  Didn't think so.  Before I cross the line and start perpetuating the stereotypes that I hate, I'm not saying white people can't be successful in sports, or that minorities are the only ones with the ability to succeed in sports, what I am saying is that there is a reason WHY blacks and hispanics dominate those sports.  And the core reasons for those are not because their parents are imposing their unfufilled sports fantasies on them, it's because that's what those kids do...it's their past time, it's a part of their way of life.  It's how kids who don't have xbox, ps3, wii, dsi, dvr, ipod, and laptops pass their time.  It's not structured, with Mommy driving them to a certain spot, it's not all parent sitting, reffing, calling fouls, from the concrete wall at the courts edge that are motivating these kids to excel and push their game.  It's themselves, their peers, their love of the game!

Come on, is it really fair to impose that on your kids?  They want to dream, let them dream, they want to work hard and realistically go after that dream themselves, be their voice of encouragement and reality....but don't you dream!  Step out of the clouds, Dad!   The reality is that unless you have some significant ethnic representation in your suburban town who have transferred from somewhere where they're playing a whole different version of the game than your kid is, or you're travelling there daily to get him some experience....just be thankful he's playing sports instead of downing twinkies....get a grip!