Kids and money

[Socalx09]

You know what’s really fun??? Cashing a $300 million dollar check.


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I think that will just allow you to buy a boat lol

 

[Singleton]

You know what’s really fun??? Cashing a $300 million dollar check.


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And those .01% that make the professions (highest level) get to cash those checks. And only a few of those get that kind of money

 

[Singleton]

I think that will just allow you to buy a boat lol

No, allows you to pay back the $$$ your parents spent getting you to that level

 

[EmpirE231]

Heck I wouldn’t mind signing a 300k check per year to ride the bench lol

 

[JD D05]

And those .01% that make the professions (highest level) get to cash those checks. And only a few of those get that kind of money

True but it only happens if you try...my cousin did it. Played 11 years and was an All Star.

 

[infield]

Anybody out that way have kids in livestock shows? Midwest it goes on nearly year round. The less interested just do the county fair and maybe the state fair. Hogs, lambs, calves and goats are the main ones. Gone nearly every weekend.

 

[stephenkatsea]

No mention here at all of golf. For young boys and girls it is a good sport. During and after their school years. Recently saw an article which said golf is not at all popular among millennial students. Unfortunately, that sounds about right.

 

[JD D05]

No mention here at all of golf. For young boys and girls it is a good sport. During and after their school years. Recently saw an article which said golf is not at all popular among millennial students. Unfortunately, that sounds about right.

I am going to get my 3 year old golfing and see what happens.

 

[DWC]

No mention here at all of golf. For young boys and girls it is a good sport. During and after their school years. Recently saw an article which said golf is not at all popular among millennial students. Unfortunately, that sounds about right.

Not for the majority of students, but those playing are legit. Golf channel has the college championships this month. They’re are some great athletes out there playing the sport at a very high level.

 

[TCHB]

So I have 2 daughters in comp cheer and it is a great deal for them and me really. There active part of a team they work hard and they are really good at it. My older daughter got in a little late but confidence went way way up. We have also made lifelong friends etc. BUT there is NO offseason at all and over the top some in my opinion. I say that because I grew up in a similar deal played college basketball etc. After all said and done I look back and remember the camping etc and have better memories from all of that by far. I also did the math on what we paid in fees travel gas etc this year....over 20 grand, that is more than my previous homes all year which were nice places. Sometimes I just go what the fuck. This coming year we are adding a 3rd team...my older daughter is doing Varsity high school also.

Wait till to pay for RN school and Law School!!!!!!!

 

[DWC]

Anybody have kids that just play sports for fun? Not with the mindset it will get them through college but just to have fun? I keep seeing a repeating pattern in this thread. One thing I will confirm that I've read is if you push the kid to hard they will hate the sport when they are an adult.

Great post. I coached both boys and my daughter in baseball/softball/football. You can spot the parents with the first child at the first practice. It was kinda funny and kinda sad. Kids should be in sports that they love. If they play year round and the game comes before all else they’ll hate it as an adult. If the dream is a college scholarship then put the money in a college savings plan. The OVERWHELMING odds are that it’s a better investment.

 

[Hallett Dave]

Great post. I coached both boys and my daughter in baseball/softball/football. You can spot the parents with the first child at the first practice. It was kinda funny and kinda sad. Kids should be in sports that they love. If they play year round and the game comes before all else they’ll hate it as an adult. If the dream is a college scholarship then put the money in a college savings plan. The OVERWHELMING odds are that it’s a better investment.

My high school and college experience in sports with my parents was great.
They never pushed me one way or the other.
It was always my decision.
My father and family supported me to the max.
It was my decision and they supported me.
My family attended every football game I played in college.
They sacrificed there time to attend my games because they knew I loved the game.
I turned down a lot of scholarship opportunities and decided to play football at Chico State University.
I was an NCAA All America honorable mention running back in 1971 and I was inducted into the Chico state Hall of fame in 2011.
I love my deceased parents for all their support and letting me make my own choices.
I love all of my teem mates and my offensive linemen for helping me to achieve the success that I had.
Encourage but let your children make their own decisions.

 

[Cole Trickle]

No mention here at all of golf. For young boys and girls it is a good sport. During and after their school years. Recently saw an article which said golf is not at all popular among millennial students. Unfortunately, that sounds about right.

I got my son clubs a couple years ago and we go to the driving range and try and play a couple times a year. I really wish he could play more as I think that is a great sport and you could go as far as you want depending on training and course time. Unfortunately the cost to be good at golf makes all the other sports seem reasonable. Honestly I don'
t play as much as I like because I just can't justify the local green fees. It's a rich mans sport not a talent or natural ability sport.

 

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You know what’s really fun??? Cashing a $300 million dollar check.


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I bet it is. What's also fun is being able to enjoy playing a sport with no outside interference or pressure. Compete for the win of the game and nothing else. Remember these are kids.

 

[ArizonaKevin]

the biggest thing that I think many kids these days miss out on is becoming a well rounded athlete. Only playing one sport for an entire childhood is a recipe for burnout from what I have seen. Definitely there are some kids that have the passion and drive to pull off one sport year round for ~15 years but they are certainly in the minority.

Thinking back to my childhood, I played soccer, baseball, football, volleyball, and raced moto. As I got older I started to take football more seriously and weed out some sports. First it was soccer, then baseball, then volleyball, then moto before my junior year of high school. For junior and senior year of high school I was all in on football and was able to earn a few offers from D1 schools. Thankfully, I had full ride academic scholarships on the table so I chose to forego football and go out on top (lost 5 games in 8 years of playing).

All of the sports that I played in were either through school, or the local youth sports league, no club teams because my parent's couldn't afford it back then and I was still able to earn an athletic scholarship. Club teams have become a multi-million dollar industry that has to convince it's people that you need to pay their dues to get a hope of a scholarship, may be true for some sports, but not all.

No mention here at all of golf. For young boys and girls it is a good sport. During and after their school years. Recently saw an article which said golf is not at all popular among millennial students. Unfortunately, that sounds about right.

Funny you bring up golf, former professional supercross racer Jimmy Button's son is doing golf pretty competitively, I just heard an interview with JB about it and they asked if he was going to push his son to ride moto, JB's response was "hell no"

 

[riverroyal]

the biggest thing that I think many kids these days miss out on is becoming a well rounded athlete. Only playing one sport for an entire childhood is a recipe for burnout from what I have seen. Definitely there are some kids that have the passion and drive to pull off one sport year round for ~15 years but they are certainly in the minority.

Thinking back to my childhood, I played soccer, baseball, football, volleyball, and raced moto. As I got older I started to take football more seriously and weed out some sports. First it was football, then baseball, then volleyball, then moto before my junior year of high school. For junior and senior year of high school I was all in on football and was able to earn a few offers from D1 schools. Thankfully, I had full ride academic scholarships on the table so I chose to forego football and go out on top (lost 5 games in 8 years of playing).

All of the sports that I played in were either through school, or the local youth sports league, no club teams because my parent's couldn't afford it back then and I was still able to earn an athletic scholarship. Club teams have become a multi-million dollar industry that has to convince it's people that you need to pay their dues to get a hope of a scholarship, may be true for some sports, but not all.



Funny you bring up golf, former professional supercross racer Jimmy Button's son is doing golf pretty competitively, I just heard an interview with JB about it and they asked if he was going to push his son to ride moto, JB's response was "hell no"

The bike Jimmy got hurt on was in my neighbor's garage for a long time. It was off limits for everyone. bad karma Beautiful piece.
I was at the race that night. Fluke deal

 

[ArizonaKevin]

The bike Jimmy got hurt on was in my neighbor's garage for a long time. It was off limits for everyone. bad karma Beautiful piece.
I was at the race that night. Fluke deal

If you have a few hours to kill it is pretty fascinating listening to him talk about his career.