Youth sports are already being ruined by parents who believe their son or daughter is bound for professional sports at a young age and it is negatively impacting sports.
Coaches are all wrapped up in select or AAU players that they pick kids earlier and earlier because they think a kid has talent.
Real talent doesn't start showing up before the age of 13.
Now UK's basketball coach Billy Gillispie offers Michael Avery, an 8th grader, a scholarship for the 2012-2013 season.
Let kids be kids.
This is ridiculous.