Not casting any judgement on it but wondered what is the point of having a notebook and keeping your own stats in the stands? I see a bunch of notebooks, scraps of paper and the like this season.

Not casting any judgement on it but wondered what is the point of having a notebook and keeping your own stats in the stands? I see a bunch of notebooks, scraps of paper and the like this season.

 

 

Must be OCD BGPers like me...

I do not keep anything during the game and never have. I do try and keep a scrapbook for my son's from each of the seasons they have played in sports. Pictures, team stats like W/L's, some individual stats. Mainly a keepsake to look back on one day!

Scrapbook is OK, but keeping your child's individual stats is a selfish act. Don't remember the last time an individual won a game by themself.

Never have . I see no sense in doing so. I like to enjoy the game.

Not casting any judgement on it but wondered what is the point of having a notebook and keeping your own stats in the stands? I see a bunch of notebooks, scraps of paper and the like this season.

 

Every team keeps their own stats. What is the parent going to do with this other set of stats? It is a needless activity and shows something about the parent, like "I have a chip on my shoulder", "My son/daughter is being mistreated", "My son/daughter is better than people really know". I'm sure every parent can come up with a rebound or assist that may have been missed, but if you do , so what? What do you do with that extra assist or rebound? I guess just file it away and become more disgruntled.

I can see a couple reasons. It's possible their keeping stats to help in their college recruitment process. Depending on who keeps stats for the school, they might not be very reliable, and the school might have a history of not really getting their players' names and stats out to colleges. Also, the player may want their parent to keep stats so they can see either how they're progressing, or where they're slumping so they know what they need to work on. There's multiple reasons for one to keep stats. Heck, some probably do it just so they can stay focused on the game. I really don't see it as a selfish act.

I see and know of many people who keep their son's/daughter's individual stats. It seems like some of them would rather their kid shine than the whole team win. I know it sounds awful, but I know it to be true of some people. They would rather their kid have 25-30 points in a loss than maybe 10-12 in a win. Some kids are like this too. Not that they want to lose or anything, they just want to know how many points they have so they can brag to friends or what have you. It's not very uncommon. It can be a selfish act if used this way, but I agree with the post above that it can also help in the college recruitment process for some young athletes.

The only reason I sometimes do it (and only in scrimmages, as a rule) is to post stats on BGP in the event that no one has yet done so. Always with the proviso that they're unofficial.

 

PS - I missed the part about being a parent. I am not, so you may want to ignore my previous posts on this thread...

I can see a couple reasons. It's possible their keeping stats to help in their college recruitment process. Depending on who keeps stats for the school, they might not be very reliable, and the school might have a history of not really getting their players' names and stats out to colleges. Also, the player may want their parent to keep stats so they can see either how they're progressing, or where they're slumping so they know what they need to work on. There's multiple reasons for one to keep stats. Heck, some probably do it just so they can stay focused on the game. I really don't see it as a selfish act.[/QUOT

 

Agreed, there are multiple "very good" reasons for keeping stats. However, telling a college coach "These are my REAL stats, my mom kept them" might not be one of them.

I can see a couple reasons. It's possible their keeping stats to help in their college recruitment process. Depending on who keeps stats for the school, they might not be very reliable, and the school might have a history of not really getting their players' names and stats out to colleges. Also, the player may want their parent to keep stats so they can see either how they're progressing, or where they're slumping so they know what they need to work on. There's multiple reasons for one to keep stats. Heck, some probably do it just so they can stay focused on the game. I really don't see it as a selfish act.

 

I could see arguments both ways, but would probably side with those thinking it a bad idea. It certainly sends a bad, individualistic message in a team sport. A lot of coaches, other parents and fans are going to resent it.

 

The reasons I can think of to do it ((1) make sure the statistics are right so colleges get an accurate assessment of the kid's ability or (2) just plain ego) aren't worth it - college recruiters aren't making their decisions based upon whether a kid is averaging 14 or 16 points a game. I have trouble buying into the "I need to keep stats to know what to work on" thing - I think the opposition has too much to do with that. For example, if your point guard has 5 turnovers against Holmes, it's not great but understandable. If he has 5 turnovers against somebody else, it's a disaster. The point: numbers don't always mean that much.

Could be for a variety of reasons. I know of a couple who does this when one or the other can't come to the game. Maybe they're practicing to be statisticians themselves. Maybe they don't feel like asking to see the score book.

 

Most likely they're collecting information to use when complaining about playing time:sssh:

Could be for a variety of reasons. I know of a couple who does this when one or the other can't come to the game. Maybe they're practicing to be statisticians themselves. Maybe they don't feel like asking to see the score book.

 

[SIZE="4"]Most likely they're collecting information to use when complaining about playing time:sssh: [/size]

 

:laugh::lol:

I can see a couple reasons. It's possible their keeping stats to help in their college recruitment process. Depending on who keeps stats for the school, they might not be very reliable, and the school might have a history of not really getting their players' names and stats out to colleges. Also, the player may want their parent to keep stats so they can see either how they're progressing, or where they're slumping so they know what they need to work on. There's multiple reasons for one to keep stats. Heck, some probably do it just so they can stay focused on the game. I really don't see it as a selfish act.

To some extent I agree with everything you're saying. However, as other BGP'ers have said, some parents keep stats just so they know down to the second how many minutes their son/daughter played compared to someone else.

I can see a couple reasons. It's possible their keeping stats to help in their college recruitment process. Depending on who keeps stats for the school, they might not be very reliable, and the school might have a history of not really getting their players' names and stats out to colleges. Also, the player may want their parent to keep stats so they can see either how they're progressing, or where they're slumping so they know what they need to work on. There's multiple reasons for one to keep stats. Heck, some probably do it just so they can stay focused on the game. I really don't see it as a selfish act.

 

 

I agree with you here. there's absolutely nothing wrong with keeping your kids stats. It shows you have interest in how he/she is doing. People who see no use in it must not have anything to keep. It helps when having a conversation with college recruiters and coaches to be able to present some facts about your kid other than just saying "oh my kid's got a great jump shot". If anyone believes these High Schools go "ALL OUT" to promote the athletes, they are living in wishful thinking. Not to mention the out of state grandma and grandpa that questions you constantly about how their grandbaby is doing. I wish my parents would have kept my stats. It's almost impossible to go back in time and retrieve High School sports statistics after so many years. So be proud of your kid as well as the team they play with and continue keeping your stats. :thumb: