quote:Originally posted by ClevelandDad:... I would caution people about projecting young ball players - either way - up or down.... I think it is cool that parents see their kids like no one else does. It annoys me sometimes when they try and convince me of their "special talent" and "gifts" however. Let the kids play, encourage their dreams, let their play do all their talking, root for ALL the kids to succeed, and let the chips fall where they may. What you see today may not be reality tomorrow.
Along those lines I would suggest two books "The Talent Code" by Dan Coyle, and "Talent is Overrated, what separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else," by Geof Colvin. The books don't say exactly the same thing, but the gist of both is that while there will always be differences in innate abilities, the difference between the good and the great is the amount of work the athlete is willing to do. Good reading.