Cause for some stupid reason, we put them on a pedestal. Society glorifies sporting success rather than academic achievement or anything actually beneficial to society.
Just cause kids look up to them doesn’t make them role models. They are barely more than teenagers who are either thinking about their next root or their next bag. And you know what? Thats perfectly fine so long as no ones getting hurt.
Unfortunately it’s how things are. Kids idolise their heroes but as young adults barely of legal age they are sometimes very uneducated and I’ll prepared for it all.
I love my afl and love my team and whole recent saga with drug testing wasn’t something that I thought about but I was equally surprised because my mind never went there.
Very true. These 18 year olds aren’t selected because they are into politics, social issues, emotional intelligence. They are good at kicking balls and that’s great, let’s cheer them for their athleticism. But nah, I wouldn’t be looking to them for any kind of advanced social awareness. And they are at an age where they want to be doing all the stuff regular young adults do. Bit unrealistic to think they won’t.
Cause for some stupid reason, we put them on a pedestal. Society glorifies sporting success rather than academic achievement or anything actually beneficial to society. Just cause kids look up to them doesn’t make them role models. They are barely more than teenagers who are either thinking about their next root or their next bag. And you know what? Thats perfectly fine so long as no ones getting hurt.
Unfortunately it’s how things are. Kids idolise their heroes but as young adults barely of legal age they are sometimes very uneducated and I’ll prepared for it all.
I love my afl and love my team and whole recent saga with drug testing wasn’t something that I thought about but I was equally surprised because my mind never went there.
Very true. These 18 year olds aren’t selected because they are into politics, social issues, emotional intelligence. They are good at kicking balls and that’s great, let’s cheer them for their athleticism. But nah, I wouldn’t be looking to them for any kind of advanced social awareness. And they are at an age where they want to be doing all the stuff regular young adults do. Bit unrealistic to think they won’t.
It’s also not newsworthy. Sports isn’t that important that I need to hear about some football guy every hour (radio on for the dog)