Nah, man. All's it means when a kid "picks up a stick" in 2nd grade is:

1. He will peak too soon and lead parents down an "ego rabbit hole". He may be "a star" in those early years but as kids get older and hit puberty...that "Star" starts to fade, FAST and the kids that were discarded or didn't play in the early years begin to emerge... It does make a difference for probably 1 in 1500 kids...

2. The 2nd-grade kid will be physically beaten up by age 14 from overuse and will probably have a distaste for the sport due to the foolish parents taking all the joy out of it for them.

Nothing more...nothing less You see it all the time...

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