I’m not sure I can support the Godly logic that a player is destine to be injured regardless of when he steps onto the field. The vast majority of these injuries are avoidable. It’s tough to get a concussion in a game if you’re not playing. I think Quin has been watching too much Final Destination....

Although it would be great to have each child receive individual coaching, it’s not realistic in a team setting. I did many sports camps as a kid, and had coaches help in the off season, but it would make practices 3-4 hours long if each kid was receiving individual coaching at every practice. Taekwondo is essentially…

I always love when guys say they would do the exact same thing, after the decision they made clearly didn’t end the way they wanted. You don’t see this in any other profession.

I don’t understand why you would run a slant towards the middle of the defense, which provides the greatest risk for a turnover (DB undercutting the route, tipped ball, etc). I wouldn’t agree with this play call if it was the middle of the 1st quarter. If anything, you throw a fade route to the back corner or a roll…

I think your kid’s lesson in taekwondo can be applied to almost every sports team for young kids. I didn’t say I don’t think kids should be encouraged while playing a sport, and I don’t think that’s what anyone is saying concerning participation awards. I would expect that my kid’s coaches are teaching them and…

How did you equate “don’t belong on the field” to “don’t deserve to play”? You’re looking for a reason to paint my comment as superior or something. I’ll revise my sentence to say “some kids aren’t talented enough where they should be playing (insert sport)“. That doesn’t mean that they don’t deserve the chance to…

Agreed. The changing in interests isn’t the only thing to blame, I just think it’s the biggest. In reality, many of those kids probably aren’t good enough to play, and I wouldn’t blame them if they didn’t want to try out. I don’t think that’s necessarily the same as “not trying/not failing” as much as it is a…

I didn’t say I didn’t understand the difference between the two at a young age. I’m just saying kids see getting something as “winning” in someway. It was rare when I was a kid to get a trophy, sometimes even for taking 1st place. Ribbons seems to be the popular award back then, probably due to cost.

In his defense, it is hard to switch your behavior .....

You disagree that kids discontinue playing sports because its a natural progression of their interests? I didn’t quit wrestling at a young age because I wasn’t encouraged enough or given enough effort medals or boosts in confidence, I quit because I had interests in other things (other sports being one of them —- and…

I never said they are the same. The concept of receiving an award for participating is nearly the same for a young kid. They are receiving a trophy or a medal, just like the other kids who won. I won and lost tournaments as a kid, and there was little difference between most 1st place or 3rd place medals and trophies.

It means some kids are better than other kids. It’s called the reality of life. I didn’t say they didn’t “deserve” to be on the field, as much as I meant they aren’t as talented as other kids and their playing time suffers because of that. Let’s not turn this into something it wasn’t mean to be pal. I commend the kids…

I would say those kids that “give up” are a natural progression of their interests, and has little to do with whether they were given acknowledgement for trying at a young age. It maybe doesn’t diminish their want to win, but it doesn’t teach them any sort of real life lesson about how things work. I understand the…

You know what made me try harder as a kid? Losing. I thought the embarrassment of losing was enough motivation.

I think most kids prior to participation awards turned out fine without everyone needing to show their “appreciation of their willingness to try”. I don’t think kids often give up on a sport if they fail. Every high school sports team is filled with kids who probably have no business being on the field, yet they still…

Yea, clearly that’s what I was saying. I shared my experience with Islam and how I perceive the women I know dealing with similar issues, so however you want to spin it feel free.

I would say that culture and religion are pretty closely related when it comes to both Ethiopian and Somali communities, would you not?

She does have a choice. The only person denying her that choice is herself. Every person is subject to the opinion of others, regardless of religion. Like I said, many Muslim women I know wear “normal” clothes, and aren’t shunned for doing so. You can choose to use the religion as an excuse not to exercise (or wear…

Sorry, it’s a personal choice depending on the region or country you reside. Plenty of Muslim women in America choose not to wear a hijab. You say “fuck you” to me, and then say they wear a “tent” over their bodies, and I’m the ignorant one?

I’m stating our culture of exposing as much of our bodies while working out is the opposite of the culture of Islam, which is why most of these women do not exercise. I’m not saying that’s what I believe, or whether is right or wrong, but it’s the massive difference between the two cultures (how overly sexualized…