Physical Health

While reading this article I was shocked but also expected this at the same time. I do not believe that this article is exaggerating the situation one bit. Across America today parents and coaches are pushing their child and teen athletes to the limit. This does not just apply to baseball, football and soccer, this "epidemic" spans across all athletic sports! I am very involved with the sport of Equestrian (horseback riding) and I see parents pushing their kids to win and ride the better and better at ages as young as 5! Today parents are taking the fun out of sports and making it harder for kids to enjoy themselves. Ever teen needs a little push here and there but it has gone overboard. Are parents living vicariously through their kids? Or do they truly want them to be the best they can be? I guess we will never really know.