http://undertheglass.net/2009/01/17/off-season/ The world through my lenses Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:13:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://undertheglass.net/2009/01/17/off-season/comment-page-1/#comment-287 DAG Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:38:24 +0000 http://leominsterdailyphoto.com/?p=826#comment-287 I was involved for many years in youth sports, Sometimes I think the youth sports have gotten out of hand with some coaches living a fantasy, losing sight of what youth sports should be. I was in charge of almost 90 coaches in a soccer program, recruited many myself. I would say that the majority were by far excellent. The best part of sports from my point of view is this. Kids get something to do, learn to play as teams, are introduced to many other different kids. Being in a gym or on a field is a much better option than being on the streets. I am old enough now to have seen lots of kids grow up and give back to the programs, and many coaches still giving their time when they don't even have kids in the programs anymore. That's a win win situation. I was involved for many years in youth sports, Sometimes I think the youth sports have gotten out of hand with some coaches living a fantasy, losing sight of what youth sports should be. I was in charge of almost 90 coaches in a soccer program, recruited many myself. I would say that the majority were by far excellent. The best part of sports from my point of view is this. Kids get something to do, learn to play as teams, are introduced to many other different kids. Being in a gym or on a field is a much better option than being on the streets. I am old enough now to have seen lots of kids grow up and give back to the programs, and many coaches still giving their time when they don’t even have kids in the programs anymore. That’s a win win situation.

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