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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
I have found that the scholarship argument is much like the 250K people who had a ticket to the opening of some new arena that only seats 60K. I have never heard a parent admit that their "investment" wasn't worth it.
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That's because, as a parent of a kid who played all those years, I will have to tell you it
was worth it! I paid for the pitching lessons and the leagues and the equipment and the travel ball, and I wouldn't take a penny of it back. Why? Because I hear her now, as a young adult, talking about all the fun times and great memories she had as a kid playing.
Of course, none of us, neither she nor her mother nor myself, were ever under the delusion that she would one day win a scholarship to a D1 school. Quite the contrary. We shucked away whatever pennies we could spare, and always tried to hammer home the importance of her studies and hard work. (Remember, I am a teacher.) Fortunately, she did get a scholarship to a very good school (Baylor), but it was because of her academic prowess rather than her athletic abilities.
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If you buy thinking of it as a financial investment, you will be sorely disappointed. If you go in thinking of it as a basis to build a level of personal investment for enjoyment and pleasure and everything else as a bonus, you will be better served.
The problem is that there aren't as many "big time" scholarships available as there are parents and players chasing that carrot. Pay for the kids to play and support their effort for as long as THEY wish to pursue it. If they get a scholarship, great. If they don't, hopefully they developed into a young adult having learned the values of team work, personal responsibility, commaraderie and respect for others along the way.
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Couldn't have said it better myself!