A Few Words In Defense of Excellence

One of the biggest problems in youth and high school athletics today is young athletes being led to believe that success should come easy and if it doesn't come easy, then excuses, false success and unwarranted acclaim are perfectly acceptable substitutes. Programs that fall into this philosophical trap often spin their wheels and go nowhere for decades. Worse yet, young athletes in these programs are praised and rewarded for accomplishing and achieving little or nothing and set on a path i...