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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (81852)	9/3/2008 6:23:35 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543017

lol-- Syb and I have argued this for years. I am a strong believer in team sports and have no objections to the ballsports at all-- only the increasing emphasis on them as financial priorities in the schools and the exclusivity of them in large schools. My husband pitched in college and at 53 still pitches hardball on a senior men's league. He talks about a baseball field in poetic terms. A beautiful doubleplay can bring tears to his eyes. Well, maybe not, but close. He would understand about the smells and feelings. Both boys tried all the sports as they grew. The benefits more than offset the negatives for us because we kept such a close eye on it all, I think. My husband coached, and we were careful which teams the boys played on if he didn't. They made friends, learned to win AND lose, and had an outlet for all that BOY energy. When they love it, they love it. My husband will probably leave the mound for the last time on a stretcher.

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (81852)	9/3/2008 7:36:47 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543017

I totally agree. You can only work with what you have to work with. Not every kid can be turned in to a band geek (as my kids proudly call themselves.) Sometimes you have a kid who could go either way, and has a love of music and football, that kid I would be inclined to tip toward music, because of the lack of injuries in music, and the nice kids. I can't tell you how many kids I've seen injured from the contact sports. It's kind of depressing. They're having orthoscopic surgery, in high school! And since it was an orthoscopi surgery (the result of a middle school track injury) that landed me with an MRSA that almost lost me my foot, I'm fairly negative on sports with lots if joint injuries.