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Help Your Child Succeed in Sports – Uncensored Talk:
Death to Youtube – you’re probably saying – What?!?
WHY?!?
Here’s the thing, I have nothing against YouTube. On the contrary I think there are great AMAZING things to watch and learn on YouTube.
But here’s what my biggest concern is and I can see how this is affecting my kids and their abilities
When it comes to sports, especially Extreme Sports, what do you see on YouTube? The wins, the new tricks, the crazy extreme shit that we know is done.
In this episode I talk about why there aren’t any videos showing the trial and error, the hardships, the heart aches, the work that goes behind all the successes.
Because that’s the truth.
My kids are watching YouTube and are constantly putting their favorite athletes on pedestals and almost feeling like they can never get to where they are.
But they forget, that it took years and many many hours and attempts to do what we are seeing in these videos.
I personally believe that the best YouTube channels that are going to be really helpful are the ones that show the crap that you have to go through. The heartache, the sadness, the work.
I get it’s important to be watching the athletes show what they do best, so you can see where you can see the outcome.
But let’s never forget the COME-UP.
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Death to YouTube and Other Ways to Help Your Kid(s) Succeed in Sports
We’re diving into a controversial topic – Death to YouTube. You’re probably thinking, “What? Why?” But hear us out. We have nothing against YouTube, in fact, we think there are some amazing things to learn from it. However, what do we see on YouTube when it comes to sports, especially extreme sports? The wins, the new tricks, the crazy extreme stuff. But what about the trial and error, the hardships, the heartaches, and the work that goes into all of those successes?
Our biggest concern is how this affects our kids and their abilities. They’re constantly putting their favorite athletes on pedestals and feeling like they could never get to where they are. But they forget that it took years, many hours, and attempts to do what we’re seeing in these videos. We want to see the COME-UP. We want to know the hardships, the heartaches, and the work that goes behind these amazing achievements. It’s not just about watching the athletes show what they do best but also understanding the journey to get there.
We believe that the best YouTube channels are the ones that show the crap that you have to go through. The heartache, the sadness, the work. We get that it’s important to watch the athletes show what they do best, but it’s equally important to understand what it takes to get there. We’ll discuss why we need to see more of the journey and less of the destination. So join us as we dive into the realities of YouTube and why we say Death to YouTube.
- Why Death to YouTube? The Dark Side of Highlight Reels in Sports [00:00:00 – 00:02:45]
- Is YouTube Setting Unrealistic Expectations for Young Athletes? [00:02:46 – 00:05:00]
Quotes:
- “Because it shows all this really good stuff, yet it completely omits and does not show the hard work behind what those people have achieved.”
- “I personally believe that the best YouTube channels are the ones that are showing all those warts, the crap that you have to go through, the sadness, the heartbreak, the work.”
- “That’s what needs to be shown. That’s the reality. And that’s why YouTube doesn’t work for the majority of this stuff.”
- “Honestly, it also almost defeats confidence in people because your kids are watching. They’re like, wow, I wish I could do that.”
- “Because I have found this to be a real huge conflict with my kids and me all the time because they’re constantly comparing themselves or not comparing, but they’re not these people.”
