Not sure if anyone has had a chance to watch this, really over the top parents. I sure hope that there aren't too many out there like the ones in this program.
Check out the guy with the young daughter who plays golf. Wonder if Tiger's dad was like that, if so no wonder he has serious issues.
And the basketball player, his dad claims that he spent the cost of 2 Lamborghinis for training. His son ended up going to a D2 program.
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It was hard to watch. I saw a few *glimpses* of how I sometimes got. In that, I walked a few steps down that path before figuring it out. Some Dads on that show walked down the path and blazed new paths toward long-term unhappiness.
I commend you for admitting how you felt.
I didn't feel badly for the dads, my heart went out to those kids.
What a recipe for disaster for their happiness as adults.
I saw it. It really shows the dark side of "professional" youth sports. IMO, it is must see TV for all sports parents. If anything, it will teach you to beware of crossing that line.
Thanks for posting. I haven't seen it, but I will try to. I definitely feel that I made some mistakes..
Not sure if anyone has had a chance to watch this, really over the top parents. I sure hope that there aren't too many out there like the ones in this program.
Check out the guy with the young daughter who plays golf. Wonder if Tiger's dad was like that, if so no wonder he has serious issues.
And the basketball player, his dad claims that he spent the cost of 2 Lamborghinis for training. His son ended up going to a D2 program.
The little girl in the show, Amari, was also in a Netflix documentary called "Short Game", that followed a few 7-8 y/o around the US Kids Wold Championships at Pinehurst, NC, last summer. She did win her division, but her dad was a basket case there too.
I almost died laughing when he told her in the HBO doc, "You wouldn't have these problems if you would just hit the ball straight.". which every golfer in the world understands are the words of a non-golfer. The best golfers in the world hit the ball crooked, or where they were not aiming, all the time and every day.
There was an HBO doc about the kids that attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL, at $60,000 annually. One golfer's parents were hoping he would get a partial golf scholly. I think the max schollies are 4 per golf team and many teams have large rosters and other non-roster players. Financially, it obviously didn't make sense.
Amari's father was also predicting on the "Short Game" doc that golf would pay for her college education, even though the most fo the top ranked AJGA players routinely spend $50,000 annually to play tournament golf.
A guy I worked with in the golf business was a junior champion, an immensely talented college All-American and very strong amateur player on the summer amateur tour. By the time it came for him to turn professional, he was so burned out he had zero desire to play anymore. He could still play and routinely scored under par, but only played about twice a year.
They said at the end of the show that she won a tornament, parents not allowed on the course. If that doesn't say something then I don't know what does.....
She actually was, IMO, the most talented of the other kids they were doing stories on.
However, it didn't look like any one of them were having any fun.
I felt the worst for the football player. He ended up moving out of his dad's house and not speaking to him.
The little girl was very talented. She was leading the 27 hole US Kids tourney by 7 shots after two rounds, before she blew up on the last day, then winning by a shot.
I felt the same, and I wanted to smack the dad around after he had that confrontation with the son in the car. My heart was breaking.
And what father in his right mind gives his 10-12 year old supplements, including creatine? My daughter and I both agreed that no coach wanted to take him cause of daddy, who probably ended up giving a nice donation for his son to play somewhere.
All I can say is OMG!!!!
TPM that's exactly what my son and I said to each other as we started to watch the program. Could only take so much before we turned it off. The sad part is the parents who really need to watch probably will not.
TPM that's exactly what my son and I said to each other as we started to watch the program. Could only take so much before we turned it off. The sad part is the parents who really need to watch probably will not.
You should have watched it. Because at some point you are going to come across someone who really needs to, and you can refer them and help them to the program.
I know I have already.
Saw the show. Saw myself in it a few times. Awful.
Noting the reference to IMG Academy above...been there, done that. Wish I could have those 2-3 years back...really wish my sons could.
Getting the opportunity to do things differently with our 2016.
Not sure if anyone has had a chance to watch this, really over the top parents. I sure hope that there aren't too many out there like the ones in this program.
Check out the guy with the young daughter who plays golf. Wonder if Tiger's dad was like that, if so no wonder he has serious issues.
And the basketball player, his dad claims that he spent the cost of 2 Lamborghinis for training. His son ended up going to a D2 program.
The little girl in the show, Amari, was also in a Netflix documentary called "Short Game", that followed a few 7-8 y/o around the US Kids Wold Championships at Pinehurst, NC, last summer. She did win her division, but her dad was a basket case there too.
I almost died laughing when he told her in the HBO doc, "You wouldn't have these problems if you would just hit the ball straight.". which every golfer in the world understands are the words of a non-golfer. The best golfers in the world hit the ball crooked, or where they were not aiming, all the time and every day.
There was an HBO doc about the kids that attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL, at $60,000 annually. One golfer's parents were hoping he would get a partial golf scholly. I think the max schollies are 4 per golf team and many teams have large rosters and other non-roster players. Financially, it obviously didn't make sense.
Amari's father was also predicting on the "Short Game" doc that golf would pay for her college education, even though the most fo the top ranked AJGA players routinely spend $50,000 annually to play tournament golf.
A guy I worked with in the golf business was a junior champion, an immensely talented college All-American and very strong amateur player on the summer amateur tour. By the time it came for him to turn professional, he was so burned out he had zero desire to play anymore. He could still play and routinely scored under par, but only played about twice a year.
In our sport of baseball, those words are the exact words I cringe at hearing when I do any youth baseball........"C'mon Billy, just throw strikes!"........as if it was as easy as that.....AND, its as if they think the young man struggling out there on the mound is not trying to throw strikes..... trust me, they are trying their hardest....
it's probably the most counter productive thing a parent or coach can say to a young player in the field....oftentimes the more it's said, the more horribly wrong the pitches go..... And the more I'm convinced that whoever is saying it most probably has never pitched an inning in their lives.
One word....sickening.
