More and more lawsuits coming. This will kill off college athletics. Rather than dealing with it and losing money, schools will do away with athletic departments. You got current and former athletes suing, athletic departments cutting staff and salaries, a new era is coming and it’s going to affect a lot of people
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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...madness-promosOriginally posted by Guest View Post -
Good. College athletics as developed in the US never made much sense. By the time you're that age, either go into a minor league system if you are on a professional track. Otherwise, make it more of a rec league atmosphere for people who want to stay fit and compete while developing themselves professionally, which is the primary goal at that age.Comment
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This is exactly what will happen. No more money to be made off youth sports. The only clubs that will exist outside of town travel teams will be invite only MLS Academies. For the girls/women there will be no free Academies and only HS as there is absolutely no money in Women's sports. Take your money that you are spending on Club soccer, outside training, speed, strength, agility and spend it on a SAT/ACT tutor. Weirdly I think this will be taking youth sports back to the 80's and early 90's. This maybe the saving grace for ODP.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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Society never goes backwards, it always goes forward in new ways that may echo the past.
But yes, not clear that the Youth Sports Industrial Complex is beneficial for society, or even the athletes. Yes, some people have good experiences, and we all try to manage our kids' experiences for the best. But in general, it's a lot of societal resources wasted. And the main goal of sports is to learn discipline, competition and the physical, mental and psychological benefits of fitness. But, at a certain point in high school, the physicality of these club sports tips over the scale and is no longer beneficial but more about avoiding injury. Which is fine for the pros, they are paid to destroy their bodies. The rest of these kids, not so much..Comment
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I agree. I'm also going to stop my kid's ski lessons; they can learn how I did: point them downhill and go. Helmets are pretty much mandatory now anyway. Swim lessions? Pffft. Learn to float and that's it. The rest you can figure out just playing in the town pool. Really, any activity you pay for your kids outside a direct correlation to book-based learning isn't really necessary.Originally posted by Guest View Post
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book-based learned is totally unnecessary according to ChatGPTOriginally posted by Guest View PostComment
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Snoozefest reading this nerd's post!! You clearly don't like fun, so how about you do your thing and I'll do mine. My kids say they have lots of fun playing at their soccer club and I don't give an F how it affects society. I take care of my family and you should take care of yours. If you think high school soccer is too physical, you must not have been an athlete.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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I hear the drama club has openings, that sounds like a better place for you and your children.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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If you don't care about society then you should move to an island and live alone. Otherwise, your actions affect others.Originally posted by Guest View Post
Sure, lots of kids enjoy themselves with club soccer, including my son. The point is whether there is a better way of organizing club soccer that would provide more fun for more people. Kings and queens also used to have a lot of fun, but at what cost to society.
It's not that it's too physical, it is that it becomes physically demanding above and beyond healthy fitness. It becomes about punishing your body for the sake of results. Like marathon runners. Those people are amazing athletes. They're also sickly.Originally posted by Guest View Post
Professional athletes ruin their bodies for our pleasure, but they get paid for the job. Most of our high school and college athletes don't need to make that same sacrifice and nurse injuries their entire life as a result.Comment
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No. A thousand times no.Originally posted by Guest View Post
What one chooses to spend their money on, as long as it's not illegal, is 100% their business. How I live my life, within the law, is my business. I have no affect on society and it has little affect on me. I work hard to keep it that way. You do you.
There isn't a single child who wants to play soccer who cannot. The issue is people like yourselves want to impart what you deem as fun, onto others, and expect the some, all, the rest, the pay for it. Pay as much as you want, has zero affect on my life and it should have the same affect on yours.
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You sound like you have problems.Originally posted by Guest View Post
Where do you think laws come from? Do you think they magically fall from the sky? They are created by humans and group lobbying efforts, to create winners and losers.
Same thing with youth soccer. The system didn't just magically fall from the sky. It is created and sustained by people, who have specific interests, that structure your choices and how society operates.
Everything changes over time, and it is not unreasonable to believe that a different youth sports landscape would have better outcomes and provide better choices for more people. Even if some people are currently having fun in the current system.
That's it.
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