Keep It Classy; Don't Be a Moron

The older my kids get and the more involved with sports they become, I'm witnessing more and more the crazy behavior displayed by some parents.  To be competitive is one thing but to create environments that completely beat people down due to impossibly high standards and expectations is quite another.  My nephews play ice hockey, which is an extremely demanding and expensive sport.  Recently, my sister-in-law experienced an alternate universe of wickedness that prompted her to write the following.....I think it should be the hallmark for all childhood sports:

What I Want for My $3200:

Short term:

A place where my boys can:

Have fun

Enjoy their friends

Learn discipline

Learn to challenge themselves

Learn to win and lose and know that it doesn’t define them

Learn loyalty

Fail and succeed

Create greatness

Long term:

My boys to:

               Take all the lessons from the list above and apply them to their life

               Have a beer with their teammates 20 years from now and talk
               about all the fun they had

    Remember their parents being proud of their efforts