If Tiger Woods was your son, what advice would you give him right now?
Rob Naddelman: Through a Parent’s EyesHow things have changed for Tiger Woods after Thanksgiving 2009. The man that sat on top of the sports world has had everything come crashing down with a personal scandal.
I thought this question might spark some interest from our readers. If Tiger was your son, what advice would you give him right now? Would you tell him to stay in hiding? Would you tell him to keep making posts on his website as his form of public communication? Would you tell him to hold a press conference to have people hear directly from him? Would you tell him to give up golf and focus on repairing his family?
I would like to hear from our readers by posting comments below with your advice. Next week I will come back and post a follow up entry to let you know what my advice would be.
Happy Holidays!
Rob Naddelman is the President of Baseball Factory. Naddelman is a former two-time All Ivy League Third Baseman at the University of Pennsylvania, where he competed in a College World Series Regional. He has served as the President of Baseball Factory for the past 14 years, and also is the Executive Director of Baseball Factory's charitable arm The B.A.S.E. - H.I.T. Foundation. Naddelman and Steve Sclafani (CEO) have been featured in Business Week and CNN for their work in building Baseball Factory into the nation's leader in player development and college placement.
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2 Comments:
We have taught our son to never hide from his mistakes. Little tolerance is allowed for any form of disrespect to any game that he plays. There is a reminder given to him-if you have a crappy attitude-there are toilets at home waiting to be cleaned.
By Tiger hiding he is teaching our youth that it is okay to not face your mistakes. If he was man enough to do what he did, then he should be man enough to face the public that has supported him throughout the years.
We remind our son that it takes one choice and all hell can break loose-case in point, Tiger. We have talked about the fact that while people would still be shocked and disappointed, the respect level would still be there if he did not hide behind his website, the walls of his home or aboard Privacy. Look people in the eye, apologize and move on.
I, as a mom hope that regardless of what situation my son may find himself in, he will atleast be man enough to face the situation and not use his millions of dollars as a blanket to cover his face and shame.
Great post!
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