- May 5, 2019
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Well....as the video indicates it's professionalization of youth sports. This is a money driven thing that we have all fallen victim to, but the real victims are the children. In reality, no child is going to get that all illusive college scholarship at 8-14 years old, which are the prime growth years for 99 percent of most females. I see travel ball programs all over the country starting developmental programs for 8 years old, why?...because they need the money to pay for their existing infrastructures for their older participants. If a child takes off a few months during the year they are not going to fall behind I promise. Professional sport athletes take several months off, especially pitchers in order to give their bodies a break, and they are the best in the world. At the end of the day children will go where they are told when they are told, and it is incumbent upon parents to insure they do not get sucked into the money vacuum created by travel sports and over task the growing fragile bodies. As a final thought, remember to rest your body, if you don't, it will do it for you.....