The problems that Guillaume Latendress and Maxime Lapierre have had finding consistancy in the NHL re-enforce theories about rushing the careers of young athletes.
Forget about hockey for a moment and consider the brutal mishandling of the Michelle Wie in golf. Egged on by parents and agents, she was forced, not only to onto the LPGA tour at the age of 14 but also in a monumental case of poor judgement she also played on the men's tour.
Wie turned 18 last week and a once promising career is now in shambles. Her scoring average was 76 this year. She did not shoot one round in the 60's. Wie made a tournament cut only twice. Rather than deal with the family any longer her agent quit this week after only one year.
There is a lesson here, one that has been taught dozens of times through the years. Unfortunately like many lessons there are those who fail to learn from them and find themselves doomed to repeat them. And, repeat we have seen and will continue to see as long as the dreams of parents and agents outstrip the welfare of their charges
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