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Date Posted: 11:13:04 05/04/25 Sun
In reply to:
An Observer
's message, "Help Me Parent My Student-Athlete" on 09:45:27 03/13/25 Thu
Thank you again to GG, Michael and all the gracious well-wishers and supporters who have chimed in on this topic. In particular, I'd like to offer appreciation to KC, Lurker, and RockHead.
As fathers all, you may be interested in this update from the soccer pitch.
Yesterday's JV game was over when one of the coaches came over to talk to my daughter on the sideline. Usually, this means that she's being recruited to be a ball girl for the upcoming varsity game. She and the other JV players do that as a matter of course.
Imagine the shock when the varsity team came jogging out of the locker room for their pre-game warm-up and there amongst the girls is my daughter, wearing a varsity uniform.
Many of the posters on this board have experienced their son or daughter achieve great things on the athletic field. Some have won high school championships, perhaps even been recruited to play in college. The very fortunate and the very hard-working thrive at that highest level.
Well, achievement and gratification come at lower levels, too.
Seeing my daughter reach, at least technically, her goal for her sophomore season of playing for the varsity made my heart soar.
And she got in the game, too, playing for about six minutes.
That might be the last six minutes she sees for the varsity this year but I told her that this was the result of her hard work on the JV, of rededicating herself to her craft after not making the varsity roster after try-out's. So far, she's the only JV player who has suited up for the big girls.
All of this was the result, in part, of the advice and support I received on this board three weeks ago.
Thank you, gentlemen. I hope that this little episode recalls your own emotional moments as fathers, seeing your child struggle but then gather themselves for more hard work and then -- hopefully -- further success.
My best to all the fathers who gave of themselves on this topic.
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