Are parent's living too vicariously through their kids??

[Chris Winn]

I call it "Mickey Mantle Syndrome". A lot parents truly believe that THEIR kid is the next Mantle, Koufax, A-Rod,(insert any other name here). And parents of 12u kids are the worst. I don't think parents actually learn much as the years go by, it's just that they get older and tired, so they don't get as riled up at the games. Then, when the kids are old enough to drive themselves to the ball park, the parents rarely show up at all. Usually, by that time, the parents have realized that their kid is indeed NOT the next great superstar, so they participate less and less.