Maybe not, but sure it is pushed a lot in movies and series.
as for "prominent" as in bigger concentrations compared to other groups.
Just like the church pedophilia cases have higher concentrations than compared to school, at least in reported cases. Still lower than.. let's say, hollywood's dark side.
No, I'm talking when your entire life revolves in your son/daughter fulfill the goal that you set for yourself.
Including even going to vengeful actions or "no friends" because they are all "competitors".
Watching march band or things like that is not harmful. I'm talking the extremes here. While the statistics might not appear big, still happen.
Are you telling me that the media, tv, parents and education groups do not want the children to have A's ? do these people say "B's are enough" ?
Because they sure as hell (in all private schools I have been, what I heard from friends in other countries, including the USA) is the "ALWAYS WIN" mentality.
As for tests, we're talking EXPECTATIONS not SAT or achievement test scores on average.
Expectations vs reality, as they are whole different animals.
Thats actually political in a way. At least in Mexico, were they acted like they did nothing wrong. Claimed immunity while moving affected priests to other congregations where the abuse continued. Paid bribes to officials.
No different from politicians trying to hush a scandal.
I recommended the movie Leap a few days ago, the mindset you’re talking about is represented in that movie.
I’ve seen it in plenty of movies, I’ve never seen it in real life.
The thing is, when you’re talking high level sports, it would be almost impossible to “force” your child to do them. Attitude is such a big part.. it’s a large factor in tryouts, and it’s a huge part of being on a team. A soccer player/gymnast/dancer/etc being able to survive on skill alone, without passion, would be extremely rare.
I’ll apply that to music, drama, and anything else that requires dedication and drive.
In school/rec sports, it’s a lot more common, especially at young ages. Yes, a lot of parents force their kids to play sports at a young age, and those kids either want to do it before signups, but change their mind once the season starts, Or- they never wanted to play at all.
It’s excruciating to have these kids on a team.. but at the same time, I understand why the parents do it. I would have probably done the same if I was them. Sometimes the kid ends up enjoying them, and most times the kid learns something important, at the very least. Sometimes, rarely, they don’t.
The situation above is the exact reason why I allowed my son to try out for a soccer club over the Fall, when my original plan was to wait til this Spring. Our SAY soccer team this year was horrible, because we had 4 kids who didn’t want to be there, who disrupted practices, and 1 cried during games constantly, and another who would just stand, and rarely move, most of the time putting his shirt over his head the entire time her was on the field. So while I understand why the parents didn’t let these kids quit on a commitment, my son and a couple of other boys were growing increasingly frustrated. They gave 100% all the time, they wanted to be there, and between practices and games the kids who didn’t want to play were hurting the kids who did. This will happen in school sports.. which is why clubs are so good.. they are a team full of kids who WANT to be there, and they are all at the same general skill level, with much better coaching and opportunities to advance their skills.
Most parents aren’t willing to spend Thousands of $$$$ per year for their kid to play a club sport/dance/gymnastics if the kid cries every day before a practice/lessons. The “you must play” parents would just spend a few hundred per year for school sports.
Next thing- I coached my son’s school indoor soccer team. We luckily didn’t have kids who did not want to be there.. we did have kids who weren’t that good, that’s fine...but all of them tried, kids improved over the season, I was so proud of each of them. That’s all I want as coach at that level of play. None of the kids were frustrated, because they watched that their teammates gave their best effort.
So again my post is super long.. but here’s what I’m trying to say-
I think what you’re seeing is Hollywood mixing these 2 scenarios, and over-exaggerating as only Hollywood can.
Does somewhere in some corner a crazy parent, forcing their child to master a sport, 7 days a week, exist? And the kid being able to be successful in that sport/dance? Probably.
Is it prevalent? Not that I’ve ever seen or heard in my life.
Bring back the days of glass and mercury. 
I would have never guessed Maltese or Yorkie and they generally have miniature bone structures and very narrow torsos and chests. That why I was thinking more Westie or Cairn because of the body structure and coloring. Does she like her new hairdo?
). After the Houston Oiler kicker back in the day (can't remember his name) got blown up on a kick and his leg was destroyed, they called him and 3 other guys in for tryouts. They gave him the contract to be the kicker as he was leaving the facility. He was elated. Unfortunately, by the time he woke up the next morning, the NFL strike had started, and his contract was torn up...all that money gone. He was never offered another NFL contract again...his window had closed.
