Fastpitchdad1 wrote:How about we say great job to the player! There is a young lady who is playing a sport and going to college! We are lucky in this country to have our daughters get these kind of opportunities! Google and see how women and young girls live in other places in the world! Even in our own country there are issues with drugs, alcohol, kids dropping out of school, etc! Why not celebrate positive accomplishments?!?!?
Again this young lady is playing and sport and will attend a well respected university to obtain her higher education!!!! Great job to the player and to the family!
I don't think it's anyone's intent to diminish the accomplishments of this child. We see the consequences of the college coaches' collective actions in pressuring a minor and her inexperienced parents, who are trying to do the best thing for their daughter, with nary a care about the possible negative ramifications associated with the expectations they place squarely upon the young lady's arm. This isn't about this particular family but more about the even younger children these coaches will continue to exploit if they are not stopped. It's not even about KP or UCLA. It's the big picture. There is a track record documenting the pressures that come with such an early commitment and the sometimes tragic results.
What is done in this case is done. Our attempts here are to try and educate parents of upcoming child prodigies that there is a definite downside to these situations. We all hope this child accomplishes all that she wants in life and at her chosen school. I feel for her parents who were placed in an untenable predicament by the exploitationists we call college softball coaches.