Comments on: Are You Too Involved? http://fastpitchparents.com/2008/09/are-you-too-involved/ Sharing the Joys, Sorrows, Challenges, and Triumphs of being a Fastpitch Softball Parent. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:27:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tom Stoll http://fastpitchparents.com/2008/09/are-you-too-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Tom Stoll Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:03:44 +0000 http://fastpitchparents.com/?p=23#comment-2 10 hrs a day for a 12 year old and quitting your job?!? The father needs a reality check. I love sports. I love working with my daughters. Yes, sometimes I remind them that they have practice early in the morning so its fine that they go to the sleep over but they need to honor their commitment to their team. But I understand that they need to just be kids once in a while. What happens, God forbid, if his son blows out his knee? What happens if his son decides he's just had enough football? How are his grades affected (he may be a good football player but if he can't get admitted to college what's next?)? 10 hrs a day for a 12 year old and quitting your job?!? The father needs a reality check.

I love sports. I love working with my daughters. Yes, sometimes I remind them that they have practice early in the morning so its fine that they go to the sleep over but they need to honor their commitment to their team. But I understand that they need to just be kids once in a while. What happens, God forbid, if his son blows out his knee? What happens if his son decides he’s just had enough football? How are his grades affected (he may be a good football player but if he can’t get admitted to college what’s next?)?

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