I shouldn't have been surprised. When I was 9, I planned to play for the Steelers when I grew up. But I'd forgotten about that.
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Surprising discovery: when you talk to 9 year old boys about their career interests, you have to ask about their second choice, because most plan to become professional athletes.
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This is a statement about US society (albeit it's not exclusive to the US) rather than about 9 year old boys. A 9 year old wants to become whatever they perceive as the highest-status, most appropriate role for them. They reflect what their surroundings tell them.
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I don't think it's mainly because e.g. footballers are famous, but because they already play football and like it more than anything else they do at school. So a job doing that would be ideal from their POV.
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High school coaches are professional athletes.
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Esports no less
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Which team?
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I just asked two 9 yos playing football in the barn. One wants to play football for Man U, the other wants to play rugby for the Wasps.
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Well my 10 yr old says that. DanTDM is a hero in that group
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Try asking what they want to spend their time doing at different stages of life and you'll start a great conversation.
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