A PARENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS:
Age 5: “He’s got a cannon.”
Age 6: “He’s the fastest kid out there. Coach said so.”
Age 7: “Rec ball isn’t challenging him anymore.”
Age 8: “We tried out for select. Obviously made it.”
Age 9: “$2,800 for the season. Plus uniforms. Plus tournaments. Plus hotels.”
Age 10: “Cooperstown is basically a family vacation, right?”
Age 11: “He needs a hitting guy. And a pitching guy. And probably a mental performance coach.”
Age 12: “I’m not a crazy sports parent. The OTHER parents are crazy.”
Age 13: “We changed schools. For academics. (And also baseball.)”
Age 14: “Showcases are a requirement at this age.”
Age 15: “Ya his ranking just ticked up. We’re cooking.”
Age 16: “He just needs to get seen by the right school.”
Age 17: “The D1 schools want him to walk on. He’ll earn a spot by sophomore year.”
Age 18: “Okay, D2 is actually really competitive.”
Age 19: “He’s redshirting. Strategic.”
Age 20: “He’s focusing on school now.”
Age 21: “You know what? He’s so much happier.”
Roughly 7% of high schoolers play in college.
About 1.5% of those get drafted.
Less than half of draftees ever play one day in the big leagues.
The odds of our kids going pro are somewhere between “struck by lightning” and “find a $100 in old shorts.”
I love youth sports (all my kids play a bunch of them) just keep a good perspective my friends. ✌️
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@laffolter56@RussoHockey And regardless of who would have advanced, will move on be beaten and bloodied while the Avs napped through thier series and got 5-6+ days rest…. BS
@Fly_Over_Guy@Mariucci_Guy Ha truth, missed opportunity, no doubt.
Remind me, UND seems to be racking them up lately, right? I mean they have piles of Engelstad $$$ flowing in, right? They must be winning nattys hand over fist too?
@icewild29@RogerMpls@NHLcommisioner@NHL This is false, he clearly doesn’t listen to the owners as this playoff format is detrimental to owners income. I.e. the Wild should have home ice advantage in round 1- More home games, higher likelihood of moving to round two for additional home games. That’s a lot of lost rev.
@RussoHockey Boldy, Ek, 97, Faber & Quinn.
Just play your 5 best and see what happens.
Those guys are elite 5/5, see what they can do with the advantage