Conflicted Feelings - for the parents in the group

[Marsh01]

No doubt it means more to be there when the kids are younger than when they are older.


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[TexanMark]

Agree 100%. Way overbooked. I don't let any of my kids play more than one sport at a time, which to me is common sense but I am always amazed. When it comes to stuff like this, Clemson game for instance I give them the choice what they want to do. Their decisions are different which is great. I also don't understand why their is a push to get kids to play one sport at age 11. I also don't like the bs travel teams for 9-12 year old kids, complete money grab for these coaches. Nothing my wife and I love more than driving to Rochester all day for a 10 year old soccer tournament, What. Doesn't mean I don't love my kids, means I don't think its necessary for 10 year olds to travel 90 miles to play soccer or lacrosse.

My 2 cents

Spot on...I got sucked into travel soccer for one season...unless your kid is an absolute stud destined for a scholarship it is a time and money suck. We finished the season and even my 12 year old son at the time agreed no more travel soccer. I think many folks push their kids into travel teams just for their own ego. (Orangetradition I know it isn't your case)

I got my kids into lifetime sports along with hoops and they decided what they wanted to play...and trust me my kids didn't want to play sports 24/7...they had limits. Every situation is different but remember academics will get them further than sports in the vast majority of cases.

 

[CuseOnly]

Coach the game watch it on tv with your kid

My sentiments exactly. Coach the game and spend some more time on the couch watching SU on TV with your kid/family. Yelling at the screen with your kid is fun too, especially with these ACC refs.

 

[Stevenson]

your kids. Get some blow and a hooker and have some "me" time.

 

[MadNY3]

The answer for me came from this very board years ago.

Dick in Mich once wrote something along the lines of "Why watch other kids play when you can watch your own?"

I am butchering the elegance, but as a father/sometimes coach of three boys under eight years old, it became a no brainer.

And to that...thanks Dick in Mich...

 

[NineOneSeven]

I never miss a kids game for an SU sporting event and that goes for all SU sports. Ever.

Part of the deal when you blew it inside her is dealing with conflicts in your personal life.

I cant even watch the FSU or Pitt games because my daughter has all day soccer tourneys during the gametimes.

I liked this exclusively due to the second paragraph

 

[Marsh01]

I liked this exclusively due to the second paragraph

I dont like to sugarcoat things


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[NineOneSeven]

I dont like to sugarcoat things

Between that post and the reference to "dick in mich" this thread has potential.

 

[KaiserUEO]

You're a post or 2 away from asking whether to sit or stand when you pee.

I'm gone for 3 days and swish slips further than ever into the abyss...

 

[Chip]

You're a post or 2 away from asking whether to sit or stand when you pee.

I'm gone for 3 days and swish slips further than ever into the abyss...

This was the reply I was waiting for.

I have no real opinion on this one. If you have options, that's a good thing.

 

[Millhouse]

Dick in Mich once wrote something along the lines of "Why watch other kids play when you can watch your own?"
...

Because those other kids are way better!


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[OrangeDW]

6 year olds play GAMES? What do those look like? I don't remember any games being played until I was in like 3rd/4th grade, and even then the games were a complete mess where most of the kids would stand 3 feet away from the kid with the ball, hands out, screaming for a pass.

I can't imagine what 6 year olds hoops games look like.

 

[swish7]

Definitely good insight from all sides here.

Point of order, 3-4 kids on my team won't be at this game. One has a birthday and is going to Disney. The other two have similar activities. Kids and parents miss these games all the time.

I keep trying to convince myself I can coach my band of 6 year olds to a victory, then pull a King Otto and drive 270 miles in 3 hours.

 

[Scooch]

6 year olds play GAMES? What do those look like? I don't remember any games being played until I was in like 3rd/4th grade, and even then the games were a complete mess where most of the kids would stand 3 feet away from the kid with the ball, hands out, screaming for a pass.

I can't imagine what 6 year olds hoops games look like.

My 6 year old plays a hockey game every Saturday. It's oddly entertaining. Moreso than a few SU games this season.

 

[SarasotaPaul]

I really hated it when parents and their children made commitments to a team and ditched them because something else was more fun.
If you are also a coach, you have more than your own son looking at what you decide to do.
I'm not sure how you evaluate this as they are only 6 year olds and I would hope the games are not too intense at this level.
Just a few thoughts from situations I faced from time to time as a coach and a parent and many times both.

Anyway Go SU and Go Swish & Family!!

 

[orange7]

I am not a parent but I definitely agree with the posters on this board. SU hopefully (but 99%) will NOT win this ball game and it will most likely be a blowout. Your kid is only young once and you could always catch a replay of the game on ESPN3 if lightning strike this Saturday.

 

[anomander]

Go to the game. If you raise him right he will understand

 

[TexanMark]

I am not a parent but I definitely agree with the posters on this board. SU hopefully (but 99%) will NOT win this ball game and it will most likely be a blowout. Your kid is only young once and you could always catch a replay of the game on ESPN3 if lightning strike this Saturday.

What many are missing is this is just one game involving 6 year old kids playing a disorganized game that somewhat resembles basketball. Some of you are jumping on a soapbox like Swish ask if it was "okay to travel with the circus pony ride brigade and leave his wife/kids behind to fend for themselves".

It is okay for him to miss the kiddie BB game once every two years to watch Cuse play FB against FSU.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

When they are little and score a TD, make a basket, get a hit it score a goal, they search for their parents eyes. In HS if they do those things, they search for their girlfriend or boyfriend, or run around the field like a clown.

I will say this, I grew up with one brother and spent most of my weekends with just my Dad. We played a ton of sports but some of the best memories I have as a kid are going to SU games with my brother and my Dad and a few other families, tailgates, tossing the football around, Varsity, drinking about 5 sodas ( I know the horror!!!) and having a good time. The thing is you either make it fun for the family and your kids get into it or you don't. The thing is, My old man loved the games as well, it's a win win. And yes he coached about every sport known to man for us and we had some solid squads. These days though they will schedule games, morning, noon and night Saturday and Sunday, it's nonsense. Pop Warner was always Sunday mornings when I was a kid, baseball was played for the most part during the week as was basketball. In high school we always practiced Sunday mornings. What has ruined it is all these youth programs where coaches are making their living off coaching youth sports. I use Buttermaker as my role model when I coach my kids! ( Kidding of course, don't want the nancies getting panties in a knot)

 

[storange]

I go to SU games for selfish reasons. My kid likes football, but no question, it is something we are doing for me. My 6 year old gets bored by halftime, especially in 0-56 losses. And how often do you get to see the #2 team in the country in a classic gameday environment like Doak?

I also coach my kid's teams as well. Too many experiences where the other volunteer coach knew nothing about the sport in question. My kid loves it. I love it.

However, my kids game is at 10:30 in Orlando. Wouldn't get out until 11:30. If I flew, I wouldn't make Tallahasee until 3. So I'd miss the before game tailgate, which I'm sure will be much more fun than the post game tailgate. And tailgating is really half the fun of the game.

My 1-game replacement coach actually knows more about hoops than I, so I'm not worried about that. But, I'm still bummed. Any other parents ever been in the same boat?

Ive missed kids games ( not often) to attend SU games. Lost my chance for father of the year. I did catch every single game of my sons modified soccer season this fall. Perhaps there is some hope for me.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Ive missed kids games ( not often) to attend SU games. Lost my chance for father of the year. I did catch every single game of my sons modified soccer season this fall. Perhaps there is some hope for me.

When I think of diehard SU football fans, I think of you and DCuse, you guys are MF-ING DIEHARDS. Not that others aren't but just my input. I always say to my buddies that bitch about the program, do you have seasons, do you contribute in anyway, food stamp tix, etc, then I don't want to freaking hear it but they are the first ones to call me for the tickets for access to the beer tent for basketball which I get because of my contribution to the football program

 

[storange]

When I think of diehard SU football fans, I think of you and DCuse, you guys are MF-ING DIEHARDS. Not that others aren't but just my input

Yea, we crossed over that fine line from loyalty to stupidity I think.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Yea, we crossed over that fine line from loyalty to stupidity I think.

No doubt, which gives you the right to bitch in my book

 

[swish7]

So, I gave my kid 2 options this morning.

1. play the basketball game and potentially be late to the football game.
2. skip the basketball game and get to the football game on time, and perhaps toss the ball around a little beforehand.

His response: "I do NOT want to miss kickoff".

 

[007]

So, I gave my kid 2 options this morning.

1. play the basketball game and potentially be late to the football game.
2. skip the basketball game and get to the football game on time, and perhaps toss the ball around a little beforehand.

His response: "I do NOT want to miss kickoff".

I've only met you once (great guy, btw), but for some reason I picture this when I imagine you "tossing the ball around" with your son: