Must see 8 year old shredding on Lake Norman, NC!

Hey all! This is Daniel's Dad, thank you for all the kind comments about Daniel's riding and our video we made. As I'm sure you all know I'm super proud of Daniel. He is very self motivated. I AM NOT a wake dad. What you see is all Daniel and his determination. Of course I suggest things for him to try, but he drives the train. I tell him I cannot make you a better wakeboarder, you got to WANT to be a better wakeboarder. I don't care if he flips at age 8 or if he waits till he's 12. What you see is him wanting to learn it. Daniel and Fynn are good buddies and we love Fynn. Fynn is amazing and we absolutely love Adam Fields and highly recommend anyone at any age looking to progress to give him a call. Daniel went up to Adam, on his own at Wake Games, and ask Adam if he could come train with him. Daniel only went to AFWake for 6 days through out the summer. Fynn is very fortunate and is able to go to AFWake 5 days a week, every week and his abilities shows by spending that time with Adam. Daniel rides for fun because he loves it.

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Originally Posted by DJohnson

Hey all! This is Daniel's Dad, thank you for all the kind comments about Daniel's riding and our video we made. As I'm sure you all know I'm super proud of Daniel. He is very self motivated. I AM NOT a wake dad. What you see is all Daniel and his determination. Of course I suggest things for him to try, but he drives the train. I tell him I cannot make you a better wakeboarder, you got to WANT to be a better wakeboarder. I don't care if he flips at age 8 or if he waits till he's 12. What you see is him wanting to learn it. Daniel and Fynn are good buddies and we love Fynn. Fynn is amazing and we absolutely love Adam Fields and highly recommend anyone at any age looking to progress to give him a call. Daniel went up to Adam, on his own at Wake Games, and ask Adam if he could come train with him. Daniel only went to AFWake for 6 days through out the summer. Fynn is very fortunate and is able to go to AFWake 5 days a week, every week and his abilities shows by spending that time with Adam. Daniel rides for fun because he loves it.

I wondered to myself how a boy this ages comes to this riding level. I asked myself do the parents push that or is just something he does on his own. Only reason I was asking is because I have a 3yr old boy and would like him to share the same passion as me but would never push him to do something he doesnt want to do. Thanks for the response. Your son is a very talented rider and it looks like yall have a ton of fun.

Originally Posted by pierce_bronkite

I wondered to myself how a boy this ages comes to this riding level. I asked myself do the parents push that or is just something he does on his own. Only reason I was asking is because I have a 3yr old boy and would like him to share the same passion as me but would never push him to do something he doesnt want to do. Thanks for the response. Your son is a very talented rider and it looks like yall have a ton of fun.

It's irresponsible not to push your kids. All elite athletes were pushed early on and supported by their parents. Passion is big yes but you can't trust a 3-year old to know what they like and don't like.