The value of joining scouting
I wanted to sit down tonight and write about the cost of scouting, and the value it provides to the youth and to the community. To compare, I wanted to use the sport of the season, football as a contrast. There is no question that football provides value to the community, especially High School and College levels. Arriving at the NFL provides great entertainment value, and many of the teams and players collectively as well as individually sponsor a number of charitable organizations. Many see sports as a way out of an underprivileged situation, or rather, they dream that it could be their ticket to wealth and fame. Football requires discipline, there is no question. It requires that the youth suborn their desire to be, say the starting Quarterback, to the talent perceived by the coach to be a second string linebacker. It also requires, scholastically, for the youth to maintain a certain grade level, especially if they are, actually, that first string player. These are import...