San Antonio Express News writes about Trophy Kids

Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje -
Express-News Staff Writer

When you tote it all up, the numbers are astounding: Mike Vela estimates he spent around $10,000 a year for his son, Matthew, to compete in golf tournaments as a youth. “It was probably even higher during his senior year of high school,” says Vela, a business manager for Taco Cabana.

...Heather Ramon-Ayala knows all about that edge. Her 4-year-old, Holly, is already receiving $50 an hour softball pitching lessons — even though she can't pitch in an organized game for another four years.

“I figure by the time she starts, she'll be great,” jokes Ramon-Ayala, who adds that when her daughter first started lessons at 3 her hand was too small to grip a regular-sized ball.

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