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OT: Snowplow parents in sports - mbdude - 06-25-2019

Interesting article from SI.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/06/19/snowplow-parents-sports

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RE: OT: Snowplow parents in sports - qwerty49 - 06-25-2019

It's easy to laugh at the stereotypes.  But the reality is that big-time sports monetize the athletes with life-changing money for everyone involved.  I can see that a kid will trust family more than complete strangers, no matter how "professional" they may be.  And if someone's gonna sponge off the athlete, I suppose it's better that it be family than someone else.  Lavar Ball might be a jerk, but his sons probably appreciate him.  

Granted, some of the family enterprises might be less competent than those run by outsiders.  

Now it's a whole different issue when we talk about snowplow/helicopter parenting at the pre-money stage.  An extreme example being the brawl between parents at a 7-yr-old Little League game recently.

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