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<blockquote data-quote="westsiderSJHS77" data-source="post: 131647567" data-attributes="member: 1864694">What life lessons are being taught today.A child that can play a sport is given an opportunity to get a free ride to attend college while playing a game.&nbsp; That child is having his talent displayed for the chance of on day getting to the level of being paid to play a game.&nbsp; That child doesn’t have to get a job to pay for books, food, clothes, etc.&nbsp; Now this youngster is being taught that if his feelings are hurt and or he realizes that maybe he isn’t the superstar that he (or she or it) thinks, they can walk away without any penalty and the school, team and coaches are left to figure out how to go forward at the whims of a child.Makes me glad my kids value their education over sports. Sports used to teach great life lessons in the past,&nbsp; but not so today.&nbsp; The babies who took their ball and cried going home are now pampered and celebrated.&nbsp; We just found another ball and kept playing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="westsiderSJHS77, post: 131647567, member: 1864694"] What life lessons are being taught today. A child that can play a sport is given an opportunity to get a free ride to attend college while playing a game. That child is having his talent displayed for the chance of on day getting to the level of being paid to play a game. That child doesn’t have to get a job to pay for books, food, clothes, etc. Now this youngster is being taught that if his feelings are hurt and or he realizes that maybe he isn’t the superstar that he (or she or it) thinks, they can walk away without any penalty and the school, team and coaches are left to figure out how to go forward at the whims of a child. Makes me glad my kids value their education over sports. Sports used to teach great life lessons in the past, but not so today. The babies who took their ball and cried going home are now pampered and celebrated. We just found another ball and kept playing. [/QUOTE]

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