Why Do We Cut Kids From Teams?
I was talking to a friend of mine Thursday morning. She
told me about her son, who had gone out for his high school
water polo team.
He wasn’t a good enough swimmer and the coach had
cut him from the team. He was discouraged and never
went out for a school sport again.
First, I was surprised because usually water polo is
aching for athletes. And it’s such a tough sport that
a lot of kids will quit after the first year.
But then I got mad.
With obesity rates in our schools soaring, with sitting
on your duff and playing video games becoming the
new form of recreation, why punish a kid by telling him
he’s not good enough to play?
Schools are there for the kids. They aren’t there
for just the athletes, or even the best athletes.
My solution…hire more coaches. Have recreational
leagues for the kids. Make cutting from sports teams
a thing of the past.
Like the inquisition.
