Try as I might, I can’t seem to get off of this baseball theme. Maybe it’s because my Dad’s birthday and Fathers’ Day are quite close together and, like so many people, I have lots of ‘sports with Dad’ memories. Like so many parents, he was a Little League volunteer and coach — something I got to see my adult son do a couple of weeks ago. Maybe it’s in our DNA.
So I was happy to find this article — Lisa Guerrero’s tribute to her Dad and so many of the their connections and conversations around sports. I particularly like the notion that, if she wanted something she’d “better get practicing.”
Have you ever wondered about the intensity and competition in a household headed by a professional athlete? I guess it’s like any other family business — there are parts of it that are attractive and parts that children hope not to repeat once they reach their grown-up years. If you’ve also wondered then you might want to read about athletes following in their father’s footsteps.
Probably no discussion about kids and parents and sports would be complete without addressing the concept of the ‘out-of-control sports parent.’ It’s amazing how easily we can sometimes let our needs overshadow those of our kids. An oldie but a goodie, I’ve read this article by Ed Graney before but it’s a wonderful reminder called: Memo to Sports Dads: Let Your Kids be Kids.
