Who and what attracts kids to the National
sideordertodd
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Recently while at our local mall my 10 year old son and I stumbled upon a card show. I walked threw this one before with him but he has never showed any interest. I was looking at a Clemente RC with a vendor and my son walked over to me and said dad i found something i like. I ended up buying him the 2012 Topps MLB sticker book with 20 packs of stickers and couldn't wait to see him open them and apply them to the book. The vendor said my son was so polite and patient that he gave him 2 free packs. He was so excited and spent 2 hours opening and putting the stickers in the book. I was happy as well because he never showed any interest in my collection which is all hockey with a few Clemente's
I thought this is my chance to take him and his friend to let them see a huge show like the National in Baltimore in August and possibly meet an athlete that they have heard of to sign something. I checked the autograph schedule to see if he recognized anyone and he did (Ovechkin) and he just canceled!
This leads me to the point, My son knows 1 person out of all of the athletes at the National. My son plays baseball and hockey and watches Quick pitch and NHL on the Fly so he knows younger players. He asked why there are no younger players available and I told him that its very hard for MLB players to be there in the middle of the season but i wander why they wouldn't have more young NHL players or even possibly switch the National to the off season to get the younger kids like my son who watch Harper, Strasburg, Crosby and any young MLB or NHL player out there more excited for the show.
It seems like the shows are for much older people and Athletes that appear to sign are for a much older demographic as well. We need to have a balance at these big shows for kids and adults to keep the hobby alive and well. Anyway, my son would never complain about it, we will try and complete his sticker book, buy some packs and get some of my cards graded at PSA . TB
I thought this is my chance to take him and his friend to let them see a huge show like the National in Baltimore in August and possibly meet an athlete that they have heard of to sign something. I checked the autograph schedule to see if he recognized anyone and he did (Ovechkin) and he just canceled!
This leads me to the point, My son knows 1 person out of all of the athletes at the National. My son plays baseball and hockey and watches Quick pitch and NHL on the Fly so he knows younger players. He asked why there are no younger players available and I told him that its very hard for MLB players to be there in the middle of the season but i wander why they wouldn't have more young NHL players or even possibly switch the National to the off season to get the younger kids like my son who watch Harper, Strasburg, Crosby and any young MLB or NHL player out there more excited for the show.
It seems like the shows are for much older people and Athletes that appear to sign are for a much older demographic as well. We need to have a balance at these big shows for kids and adults to keep the hobby alive and well. Anyway, my son would never complain about it, we will try and complete his sticker book, buy some packs and get some of my cards graded at PSA . TB
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Always buying Bobby Cox inserts. PM me.
Now, most people assume that he collects this stuff because of me but the truth is I don't collect stuff as old as he does. My collection is mostly 1970's to present. I believe this interest started with me being a big Yankees fan but it has grown because of how much he reads. He constantly reads biographies of baseball players and baseball teams and that is where his interest has grown. In his collection he has cards from 1909 to present, some have been gifts but most have been him saving his money and buying low grade. He loves his collection and I think it is just great, we get to spend a lot of time together with a common interest as well.
All of that is to say, I don't know who is supposed to attract kids to the National, each kid is different and those that are interested should be given an opportunity to enjoy it, the kids that aren't interested, you certainly can't force them and I'm not sure you can figure out how to cater to them so they gain interest.
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As far as short skirts and tops I do not want to go there. We all know what those two things lead to. My son is only 10 and he notices that stuff already. He is very close with his mom so thats all i need!!!