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Are parents buying their kid's success? - 2006/07/28 18:38
Another article from the Ariznoa Republic which goes along, in part, with my latest blog.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0728rec-leftout0728.html
Pennell usually caters to the middle and upper class, people willing and able to pay $30-$50 per hour for personal training.
"When club basketball came in, things started to change," he said. "People like us really didn't exist decades ago. The formula for success as an athlete used to go through the school system."
How many personal trainers accomplish something for the $30-50/hour? Again, this is another unregulated industry where people ahve no idea what they are getting, and oftentimes the most successful trainer is a great businessman, not necessarily a great coach. Do parents know whether their trainer is good? great? barely competent? I knew a guy in LA who many thought was the best trainer and if it was not his top one or two clients working out, he'd be on his cell phone or sitting down. He'd workout his "star" client on the court and have some other kid doing drills on he side by himself without any instruction, but parents paid because he was the "best."
Van Landingham, who pays for professional baseball training for his 12-year-old son, admires teams like the Tempe-Guadalupe All-Stars. "Do they have the opportunities we have? No," he said. "But you cannot pay for heart, dedication and everything they put into that team."
Post edited by: coachmccormick, at: 2006/07/28 18:44
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