It’s not about baseball vs turkeys. It’s about teaching your kid that commitment means something. That his word means something. Learning to be disciplined will take him far in life. I read in a book the other day that our core beliefs are pretty much hammered out by the time we are 12-14 years old. Up to that point, you are helping create a lense that that kid will look through and affect every decision he makes.
I think this mentality is a lot of the problem with kids sports. The kid is 10 years old, baseball isn't meant to be a 'commitment', it's meant to be fun (a 'sport' if you will). Parents have made it a 'career', it isn't, and that has taken a lot of the fun out of it for kids. A kid in elementary nor middle school should have to be married to a sport just to be able to play. Practicing 5 days a week and having games every weekend and being unable to miss a practice or game without being punished is asinine.
