Subj : Re: All Blacks
To   : Irish_Monk
From : Bucko
Date : Sun Sep 04 2022 22:40:28

On 04 Sep 2022, Irish_Monk said the following...
 
 Ir>  Av>  og> gave me a much better appreciation for coaches AND referees.  Ev
 Ir> 
 Ir> Unfortunately I came from a Town that most other towns didnt even want
 Ir> to play us in sports in high school and Little League because most of
 Ir> the parents were out of control. It was quite embarrassing. 
 Ir> 

When my son got to the High School level, I did the same thing, used to sit out in left field against the fence.. I couldn't take the parents anymore.. My son was a pitcher and was projected to be a draft pick after College, he had a 86mph fastball at 16, and University of North Carolina had him projected to be in the high upper 90's by Senior year of college (the kid was 6'6 with a solid body). My local town didn't like it that he was being scouted and their kids weren't! They would make shitty comments all the time, thus the reason I would stand in left field.. He was offered a scholarship at 16 to UNC, which was contingent on his senior season of High School.. As soon as the call came in for his schedule and when he would be pitching my kid was not played. So he had to take a D2 partial scholarship.. He never made it because he tore his labrum in the fall of his freshman campaign.. Which took about 20mph off his fastball because he was not diagnosed correctly.. The thing that gets me is parents need to get a grip. So do coaches! They should be happy for kids doing good, not upset that someone else is getting what they want their kid to get.. Ah such is life..

.... A PC a day keeps the Apple away!

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