Sport Specific Training? Again?

I can't get away from the "sports specific" training thing. Every parent I talk to asks the same question. Do you guys do "sports specific training?" It drives me crazy that I have to give the same response over and over. I've taken to saying " I'd love to lie to you but, no".

Then I have to launch into my " there are way more similarities than differences" talk. This is usually met with a parent saying but, " he really just needs to get quicker".

Sorry to vent here but 36 years later it still drives me nuts. I just finished two days of talks in China and in my Functional Training talk I put up pictures or videos of Kayla Harrison ( Olympic Gold Medalist - Judo), Aly Raismin ( Olympic Gold Medalist- Gymnastics) Hilary Knight ( Olympic Gold Medalist- Ice Hockey), Rich Hill ( Pitcher LA Dodgers), Kayla Treanor ( World Champion- Womens Lacrosse) and Jack Eichel ( 2nd Overall NHL draft pick). I drilled home the point that 80% of what these athletes have done as my clients is pretty much the same. Yes, there are differences but, the differences were based much more on the athletes health and training history than on the athletes sport.

I keep hoping we'll get past this but, I'm not sure?