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July 3, 2012

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Let them play

By Stan Beall The Star Herald The Star Herald Tue Jul 03, 2012, 10:36 AM CDT

KOSCIUSKO — Many times in a young athlete’s life they are challenged with various things that may not seem fair.

They may be picked over or they may not even be noticed when it comes time to play, but there is a solution to this problem, don’t let them play.

That’s right, don’t let them play because you don’t want your child to have their feelings hurt or face adversity that may challenge them to do better or play harder.

Don’t let them get hot and sweaty while trying to sharpen their skills; they probably won’t need the skill anyway.

So just let them sit at home and play Xbox or PlayStation where the only adversity they may face is from some slime monster on level ten of ‘Zombie Smurfs from Planet X’. They don’t need to learn the values of hard work and perseverance, they just need to know that mama or daddy is looking out for their best interest when they don’t allow them to play because it was not fair.

Cartoon Network

So just let them go home and sit in front of Cartoon Network and think about how great things are now that they don’t have to compete anymore.

People may feel that it’s easy to say that when it’s not your kid, but I would have to totally disagree.

It doesn’t matter if your kid has God-given talent or not, it’s the virtues that they learn while competing and working hard that’s the pay-off.

Let your kid play if they so desire and try not to put ideas in their heads about them being a “victim”.

The best example that I know of in this situation is myself. I moved to Kosciusko when I was 10 years old and had never played organized baseball.

My father signed me up to play and did his best to coach me up at the time in the finer details of the game.

Love of the game

Of course I didn’t fare too well in League ball during those formative years, but I loved it and my dad would work with me as long as I wanted him to.

I loved the game of baseball, but was probably that last selection on draft night, I’m sure, during this time.

My father was an encourager and never blamed my shortcomings on anybody.

He would work with my brothers and me all the time because he loved it and we loved it. Well, finally the work started to pay off and I made an all-star team for the first time at the age of 14.

I was never taught to blame my shortcomings on anybody else other than myself and learned that hard work does indeed pay off.

Ask questions

So parents, please be sure to check with your kid before claiming foul, they are still innocent of any conspiracy theories and the back room deals.

They don’t need the “victim mentality” to set in on them, it will do them no good at all and will create other social situations that will not be favorable for them as well.

I’m not saying that injustices have never taken place; I’m far from saying that.

I’m just saying that if a child wants to play, regardless of talent, they need to play, period. The game is for them, not us: don’t let pride steal your child’s thunder

Contact Stan Beall at sportsed@starherald.net or follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/pic46.

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