Interesting read about how a dad's behavior can affect a young man's life.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epap...a1b_ankiel_0316.html
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Very good article - thanks for sharing.
Great stuff!
Great story! It's tough enough taking care of yourself and to make the right decisions, when you have to do it for someone else too, it really gets tough. All we can do as Parents, is always try to do what we feel is the right thing. It gets harder every day to know what that is in this day and age.
I read this article when it was original posted & remembered it. I now have a huge need to use this expample for another family in our club. Can someone help me find it? Thanks
Not sure if this is the same article, but if you're dealing with the kind of dad I think you might be referring to, this might be similar:
Rick Ankiel's father
If you're in the game long enough you'll probably run into a few dads like this. #2 had a teammate who's grandfather was extremely difficult. Always calling the boy over to the fence to talk to him between innings, yelling out pitches, flashing signs from behind the backstop. The ultimate was when he would get up and leave to show how truly disgusted he was with the boy's performance. Very sad to witness. That boy is now a lost soul - arrested numerous times for drugs, DUI, theft - his own parents have no idea where he is.
These kinds of people rarely see themselves for what they really are. They are always right no matter how many people try to tell them their behavior is more harmful than helpful.
Rick Ankiel's father
If you're in the game long enough you'll probably run into a few dads like this. #2 had a teammate who's grandfather was extremely difficult. Always calling the boy over to the fence to talk to him between innings, yelling out pitches, flashing signs from behind the backstop. The ultimate was when he would get up and leave to show how truly disgusted he was with the boy's performance. Very sad to witness. That boy is now a lost soul - arrested numerous times for drugs, DUI, theft - his own parents have no idea where he is.
These kinds of people rarely see themselves for what they really are. They are always right no matter how many people try to tell them their behavior is more harmful than helpful.
Thank you that is very close to what I was looking for.