[SKINNYPIG]

Personally, I think it boils down to parenting. My son started four years and there were times that quitting entered his mind. Reality came crashing down on him when he realized he would have to come home and tell me he had quit...not a pretty picture.

One thing to think about. All us oldtimers that keep bragging about how football was in the 70's & 80's are the parents of the generation of soft, undedicated quitters of today.

This very subject has come up within circles of my coworkers, family and friends over this season. I am SHOCKED at the attitude of our generation's parents. Most of them have no problem with their kids quitting and in many instances encourage it. It's always the coaches fault too.

In my opinion, patting your kid on the back after dumping his/her teammates because of some kind of adversity on a HS sports team is enabling failure.

Free advice...If your kid starts a season, insist he/she finishes that season.

Kids aren't quitting, parents are.