I THINK ITS GREAT BECAUSE I HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD SON AND IS NOT INTO ANYTHING TO DO WITH A CROWD. HE IS SCARED TO DEATH AND I DON’T WANT HIM TO! HE LOVES TO PLAY EVERY SPORT BUT ONLY IN FRONT OF MOM DAD AND SPORTS!

All three of my girls participate in sports. I have never paid them for their achievements. IMO, paying a child to do well defeats the idea of being one part of a team. It teaches a child to be selfish. I also think that it puts too much pressure on the child. I want my kids to learn teamwork and that includes being supportive of the other team members. I also want them to have fun playing sports. This should not be a job for them it should be fun. I would like to see all three of my daughters win every game they play, but it is just not going to happen. Losing a game teaches them that things are not always going to go their way. My biggest thing with my kids is that I am always proud of them. It’s too bad that some parents are so comeptitive that they are actually teach their child bad sportsmanship.

Absolutely nothing wrong with paying kids to score goals.

Ugh, that is the worst trend. My kids play soccer and you can tell right away which are the kids who get paid by their parents to score goals. They are not team players–they hog the ball to the detriment of the team because all they care about is the $$ they’ve been promised. If another team member makes a goal, those children cry rather than saying “good job.” It’s sick.

He and Catherine Keener are still married, just separated.