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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 152142" data-attributes="member: 983"><p>I agree with his article as a whole.&nbsp; The world we live in demands that a student participating in athletics makes a serious commitment to the sport.&nbsp; Not a lot of kids are 3 sport athletes anymore because they simply can't be competitive at all of them.&nbsp; To be really good, you have to choose.&nbsp; This is unfortunate in a lot of ways.&nbsp; Having to select one sport to be good at hurts the other programs.&nbsp; And, when kids start playing seriously at a very young age, burn out happens in many cases.&nbsp; It used to be you played multiple sports, played a little in the summer, and could still have fun and be competitive.&nbsp; Now, you play one sport year round to be competitive.&nbsp; Otherwise, you get your lunch handed to you by the kids who play ball 12 months a year.&nbsp; Granted there are exceptions to this, but generally the bigger the community you are in or compete with, this is the case.&nbsp; I think athletics teach kids many good lessons but struggle with the level of commitment a kid has to show these days.&nbsp; Not sure where the line is.....</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 152142, member: 983"] I agree with his article as a whole. The world we live in demands that a student participating in athletics makes a serious commitment to the sport. Not a lot of kids are 3 sport athletes anymore because they simply can't be competitive at all of them. To be really good, you have to choose. This is unfortunate in a lot of ways. Having to select one sport to be good at hurts the other programs. And, when kids start playing seriously at a very young age, burn out happens in many cases. It used to be you played multiple sports, played a little in the summer, and could still have fun and be competitive. Now, you play one sport year round to be competitive. Otherwise, you get your lunch handed to you by the kids who play ball 12 months a year. Granted there are exceptions to this, but generally the bigger the community you are in or compete with, this is the case. I think athletics teach kids many good lessons but struggle with the level of commitment a kid has to show these days. Not sure where the line is..... [/QUOTE]

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