AB 7: Another California Strike-Out

It is about a legislator promulgating (that's lawyer talk for ginning something up)a regulation to address one solitary instance of an injury to a young player. How on earth could we ever hope to prevent any untoward circumstance happening to anyone anywhere? Talk about a God complex! We certainly do our best to prevent injury, especially to our young ones. That being said - after raising five athletic children who participated in multiple sports - part of the life lessons learned by athletic competition involve injury and recovery. We try to teach young players to overcome adversity with heart, courage, mutual support, and esprit de corps because it will serve them well throughout their lives. The cost is an occasional injury or...