12/23/2025
Couldn’t agree more. Lots of clubs here playing down in order to win by 50 or 60 points. What are we teaching? Playing a tournament and going 4-0 while outscoring your opponents 280-50 teaches our kids nothing but disrespect for the other teams and kids. It’s great if your team is that good, play your level or even play up. But don’t play down just for the highlights and championships.
Are we killing real development?👇👇👇
Today’s young athletes are often more focused on the spotlight, the mixtapes, the highlight reels, and the perfect photos than on truly playing the game well. It’s become less about effort, sacrifice, and supporting your teammates, and more about how you look while doing it. But sports are about so much more than just image. They are about building character, learning to work as a team, pushing through challenges, and growing both on and off the field.
Like Jamal Crawford said, we have to put out the right things for the next generation of athletes; otherwise, we are hurting the game and the overall culture of sports. We owe it to young athletes, as parents and coaches, to teach them how to play the right way: with effort, respect, teamwork, and sacrifice. These values stay with them for the rest of their lives. Let’s bring the focus back to what truly matters: the game, the team, and the lifelong lessons sports teach us.
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