It's really difficult to make the argument against extreme sports when there are organizations trying to get some of those sports into the Olympics - and, in some cases, succeeding. Snowboarding and BMX cycling are two such examples.
Kids want to do whatever is "cool," and, unfortunately, that can equate to "dangerous." I didn't want my kids to grow up afraid to try something; but, fortunately, the boys did exercise some common sense and emerged unscathed from their adventures. One even won his first - and only - BMX competition; but quit when a kid was severely injured at another BMX event on the same course.
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It's really difficult to make the argument against extreme sports when there are organizations trying to get some of those sports into the Olympics - and, in some cases, succeeding. Snowboarding and BMX cycling are two such examples.
Kids want to do whatever is "cool," and, unfortunately, that can equate to "dangerous." I didn't want my kids to grow up afraid to try something; but, fortunately, the boys did exercise some common sense and emerged unscathed from their adventures. One even won his first - and only - BMX competition; but quit when a kid was severely injured at another BMX event on the same course.
That's a tough way to learn from example.
August 19, 2008 - 5:21pmThis Comment
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