Lacrosse for me has been a refuge for me to get through obstacles off of the field. I can’t speak for other players in the MLL, or in college, but when I’m playing I tend to feel like the things around me don’t matter. I emphasize playing with my heart and more importantly with the joy within it. Too many times over the course of life, I believe we lose track of what’s most important, the joy. I said all that to say that parents in particular should always keep their CHILD’S best interest at heart instead of using them toward anterior motives.
Division 1 lacrosse, for example, seems to be a popular desire of most kids that I come across, but in all actuality, it may not be suited for everyone. Many times I come across very prideful fathers who emphasize how great their son is or how they think their son should be recruited more OR their high school coach is not letting them(player) be the player they(the father) thinks they should be. Of everything you’ll read this is the truest thing you’ll ever read. DIVISION 1 LACROSSE IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY, AND SOMETIMES YOUR SON JUST ISN’T AS GOOD AS YOU THINK. Its the harsh reality of what it means to play at a Syracuse, or a Virginia, but people, especially parents, (FATHERS specifically) need to hear it. As a kid, you always want to make your parents proud of you, so you may sacrifice your skepticism of playing at an elite level just to appease those around you and not yourself. Athletics in itself is supposed to be fun; Intense of course, but fun nonetheless. The fact is you just should be happy with the little things: Health, stability, and your happiness. Be thankful your son/daughter even having the grades to even consider any college, and don’t try to pinpoint a place because of its name, pinpoint it based on your child’s future happiness.
That’s All I have this week, God Bless!
