What is the root cause of the tension and conflict between Troy and Cory

Cory is the Maxsons' teenage son. When the play opens he is being actively recruited for a college football scholarship HIS father feels that he is spending too much time at practice and ignoring his other responsibilities. Cory represents all the possibilities his father never had, but he also represents Troy's unmet dreams Troy wants his son to achieve a future that does not include hauling garbage. Yet the father is unwilling to let the son attempt something that may bring him success; Troy is afraid that the world of white-dominated sports will only break Cory's heart. Cory thinks that times have changed and his father's perspective is limited by his past.