Great point ... and of course the college coaches love the big events, because it makes their lives much easier. But I think the system should be more focused on the players and families than the college coaches.
For example, wouldn't it be easier on players' bodies if they played fewer games? And aren't injuries an all-too-common occurrence? Wouldn't it be cheaper for families if coaches traveled to them rather than vice versa? After all, there are a lot fewer coaches than players, and most of them not only make good money, but also have travel budgets.
But as long as the NCAA and the colleges and the coaches control the system so dictatorially, families and players will be just product, to be chewed up, digested and excreted after four years of indentured servitude.
Much of that is hard to deny. But parents and kids can buck the system by making
better choices. But it's easier to just go with the flow and buy into the wrong dreams and wrong guidance. I have said it time after time..... The whole process is questionable..... Games are for parents enjoyment, kids exploitation, club directors to build their brand, obtain or maintain their Nike/Adidas sponsorship, and Nike to keep selling product and dominating the market place.
To make things even further suspect with the
rapid advancement of technology shrinking the world, our dated educational system needs a
massive overhaul with regard to the curriculum taught in both grade school and colleges. We have far too many college grads looking for jobs after graduation than there are jobs to fill. Then try to imagine if the debt that we owe gets called upon by our debtors? Answer...... we need more entrepreneurs, innovators, and creators, than we do followers and job seekers.
Our sports coaches may soon all need to be
certified life coaches to ensure they have our children's best interest in mind?
And sports should be a game that teaches young folks how to
make good decisions, create
healthy lifestyles, maintain
good attitudes, work well in group
/team environments, and placing value on giving
discipline efforts to obtain desired outcomes. And continued improvement not just about the strongest only defining victory.
But instead of the focusing on
empowering the youth (who are the future) in school and sports, we'd prefer to micromanage kids, bully, and make them miserable by promoting unhealthy competition geared to exclude instead of including as many as possible. Rat racing to nowhere. Slow down with unhealthy divisive competition. Despite the scoreboard, everyone can define their own victory and.... "Win Anyway" Cheer for each other's success. There is more than enough to go around.
