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Message: [QUOTE="ClifSpliffy, post: 3213836, member: 9260"] people in pro sports? a few thousands. people in bigtime college sports? a few tens of thousands. people in America? 330 millions. parents and adults are the cause of training mania. sorry, but your kid ain't gettiin paid. coaching middle school bball a few years back, every so often a parent would come at me with 'where's the handout/manual for home training?' id say 'I told them in practice what to do if they wanted homework. situps, swimming, and ride a bicycle. it's a great life routine whether you're 8 or 80, along with walking. if you think im gonna tell your kid to weight train or etc. before college age, well, guess what? your kid ain't getting paid either, so I aiin't gonna be the one to waste their childhood on 'training.' some would call me 'coach mess around' cuz often I finish practice with 'ok, we're done here. go home and mess around, but try not to get hurt, knuckleheads.' it was troubling to learn how few children had climbed a tree, but every now and then I did have mandatory kite flying practice. in the beginning, guaranteed to have 1 or 2 parental calls for my dismissal every season, but over time that stopped cuz word got out that the hoops program was [I]fun[/I]. they're only kids once. [/QUOTE]