06-25-2019, 08:40 AM
Interesting article from SI.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/06/19/snowpl...nts-sports
https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/06/19/snowpl...nts-sports
OT: Snowplow parents in sports
06-25-2019, 10:31 AM
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.
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.
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.
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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