Kids, Inc. In Amarillo, Texas Fight

It was just a week ago that we had one of the more eventful sports weekends in Amarillo. Parents fighting, coaches getting chippy, you name it. Basically, anything we should be avoiding doing at youth sports.

The fight that happened at a Kids, Inc. game was one of the most unacceptable things that could've happened, no question about it. Numerous statements were released by Kids, Inc. condoning what had happened and now having to restore their name a bit.

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As with anything when it comes to kids, safety is always at the forefront of everything. We put our kids in certain environments that will stimulate them mentally and physically, but also keep them as safe as possible.

Sadly, we've started to lose faith in schools being able to keep our kids safe, thanks to school shooters and creepy teachers who can't keep their hands to themselves. So we turn to youth sports and hope they're safe there.

Thanks to things like fights between the parents at a Kids, Inc. game, we're starting to wonder if there's anywhere that can keep the kids safe. I mean, thankfully no kids were hurt in that whole melee, but they could've been right in the middle of it.

Kids, Inc. has decided to respond in a way they shouldn't have had to, and that's to add security to all their events.

While I think it's great they're being proactive about the situation and making sure that everyone is safe at their events, it's sad that it's come to this.

See, youth sports aren't a cheap endeavor. If you play competitively, you tend to spend well over $1,000 in a season between team fees, hotels for travel, etc. Kids, Inc. provides that more recreational feel for kids who just want to play, or families that can't afford the financial rigors of travel ball.

For less than $100 per season, your kids can play the sport they love. That's one of the big draws to Kids, Inc. However, security costs money, and Kids, Inc. in theory won't be able to eat that charge.

What that means for parents is the cost of that security will get passed down to them in the form of increased fees to play. While Kids, Inc. hasn't said that fees are going up, something like this almost makes it inevitable.

So thank you to the parents who felt the need to get in the skirmish. Your actions have ultimately affected hundreds of families in the Amarillo area in several ways. I hope you got out of the fight what you were looking for. I'm guessing it wasn't worth fighting about in the first place.