Avoiding activities that meet on the weekend?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder what percentage of the sports fanatics’ kids end up with a scholarship to college and what percentage just end up as over weight adults one day.

Most kids quit their organized sports in late middle school/early high school. I think the current overly competitive sports system (i.e., if you can't make travel teams, there aren't many options) is a big cause of that.

I don't live by the defeatist attitude that we might fail some day so why bother even trying. Some kids burn out, flame out, lose interest, whatever. But it's one day at a time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what percentage of the sports fanatics’ kids end up with a scholarship to college and what percentage just end up as over weight adults one day.

Most kids quit their organized sports in late middle school/early high school. I think the current overly competitive sports system (i.e., if you can't make travel teams, there aren't many options) is a big cause of that.

I don't live in a "fancy" area (Sterling, VA) but all sports I know of have a rec option through the end of high school. And my kids' college will be fully paid by us - that is definitely not why they play sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what percentage of the sports fanatics’ kids end up with a scholarship to college and what percentage just end up as over weight adults one day.

You’re missing the point. Team sports and extracurricular activities are social activities that benefit kids in many ways. very very few percentage of kids play beyond recreational level, even smaller percentage in the collegiate level and even smaller pro. That’s not why you put kids in Saturday soccer!

But I’m willing to bet that the kids who are dragged to breweries every weekend And get little to no physical activity… are the lazies later in life.

[Anonymous]

I played soccer growing up and most of my memories revolve around weekends spent at soccer fields. I would have liked to have more memories of family outings, time spent relaxing but it is what it is. I am not competitive and didn't enjoy the heavy focus on winning/losing. I didn't want my kids to have the same experience. We do a lot of hiking, biking, swimming, etc. on weekends. I have no problem with families who make different choices but feel bad for kids who would prefer more unstructured time but aren't given that choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what percentage of the sports fanatics’ kids end up with a scholarship to college and what percentage just end up as over weight adults one day.

You’re missing the point. Team sports and extracurricular activities are social activities that benefit kids in many ways. very very few percentage of kids play beyond recreational level, even smaller percentage in the collegiate level and even smaller pro. That’s not why you put kids in Saturday soccer!

But I’m willing to bet that the kids who are dragged to breweries every weekend And get little to no physical activity… are the lazies later in life.

NP here. You do realize kids can be physically active doing activities that aren't scheduled, right? In my experience, the adults who did sports growing up but did develop their own motivation to exercise apart from scheduled games and practices tend to have a harder time staying active later in life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what percentage of the sports fanatics’ kids end up with a scholarship to college and what percentage just end up as over weight adults one day.

You’re missing the point. Team sports and extracurricular activities are social activities that benefit kids in many ways. very very few percentage of kids play beyond recreational level, even smaller percentage in the collegiate level and even smaller pro. That’s not why you put kids in Saturday soccer!

But I’m willing to bet that the kids who are dragged to breweries every weekend And get little to no physical activity… are the lazies later in life.

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NP here. You do realize kids can be physically active doing activities that aren't scheduled, right? In my experience, the adults who did sports growing up but did develop their own motivation to exercise apart from scheduled games and practices tend to have a harder time staying active later in life.

[Anonymous]

Op, we tend to look for weekday activities. Not having games on the weekends have allowed us to meet up with friends, help family members, take weekend trips, rest and do many other things.

[Anonymous]

Rec soccer = 8 games over 8 weeks. There are 52 weeks in a year, so even if your child played Fall and Spring, that is 16 games/weekend days out of 52 weekends/104 days of weekends. That is too much for you?!? How about putting your child's wants/needs first?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what percentage of the sports fanatics’ kids end up with a scholarship to college and what percentage just end up as over weight adults one day.

You’re missing the point. Team sports and extracurricular activities are social activities that benefit kids in many ways. very very few percentage of kids play beyond recreational level, even smaller percentage in the collegiate level and even smaller pro. That’s not why you put kids in Saturday soccer!

But I’m willing to bet that the kids who are dragged to breweries every weekend And get little to no physical activity… are the lazies later in life.

NP here. You do realize kids can be physically active doing activities that aren't scheduled, right? In my experience, the adults who did sports growing up but did develop their own motivation to exercise apart from scheduled games and practices tend to have a harder time staying active later in life.

That must be a unique experience. All of the coaches, people I know at the gym, people that participate in adult sports leagues – all played sports growing up! I think you’re reaching there. Maybe belly Bob who was a linebacker ended up overweight, but that’s pretty typical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what percentage of the sports fanatics’ kids end up with a scholarship to college and what percentage just end up as over weight adults one day.

You’re missing the point. Team sports and extracurricular activities are social activities that benefit kids in many ways. very very few percentage of kids play beyond recreational level, even smaller percentage in the collegiate level and even smaller pro. That’s not why you put kids in Saturday soccer!

But I’m willing to bet that the kids who are dragged to breweries every weekend And get little to no physical activity… are the lazies later in life.

NP here. You do realize kids can be physically active doing activities that aren't scheduled, right? In my experience, the adults who did sports growing up but did develop their own motivation to exercise apart from scheduled games and practices tend to have a harder time staying active later in life.

That must be a unique experience. All of the coaches, people I know at the gym, people that participate in adult sports leagues – all played sports growing up! I think you’re reaching there. Maybe belly Bob who was a linebacker ended up overweight, but that’s pretty typical.

I have to agree kids/teens can be active without organized activities. Coming from a disabled kid unable to do organized sports growing up. Plenty of things kids cam do to be active.

[Anonymous]

There’s a whole lot of people reaching and projecting in this thread. It probably won’t be a catastrophe if kids do too many, just one, or no organized sports or activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what percentage of the sports fanatics’ kids end up with a scholarship to college and what percentage just end up as over weight adults one day.

You’re missing the point. Team sports and extracurricular activities are social activities that benefit kids in many ways. very very few percentage of kids play beyond recreational level, even smaller percentage in the collegiate level and even smaller pro. That’s not why you put kids in Saturday soccer!

But I’m willing to bet that the kids who are dragged to breweries every weekend And get little to no physical activity… are the lazies later in life.

DP and keep telling yourself that. First, no one said they go to breweries every weekend. I’m a PP who mentioned it; I also mentioned my kids swim, run, and do martial arts weekly, just not five days a week or whatever.

Second, when we do go to these breweries, that ends up with lengthy games of tag, hikes through the nearby woods, and/or playing for hours with their friends. Or did you think they’re all sitting around on their Switches, just to make yourself feel better?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what percentage of the sports fanatics’ kids end up with a scholarship to college and what percentage just end up as over weight adults one day.

You’re missing the point. Team sports and extracurricular activities are social activities that benefit kids in many ways. very very few percentage of kids play beyond recreational level, even smaller percentage in the collegiate level and even smaller pro. That’s not why you put kids in Saturday soccer!

But I’m willing to bet that the kids who are dragged to breweries every weekend And get little to no physical activity… are the lazies later in life.

DP and keep telling yourself that. First, no one said they go to breweries every weekend. I’m a PP who mentioned it; I also mentioned my kids swim, run, and do martial arts weekly, just not five days a week or whatever.

Second, when we do go to these breweries, that ends up with lengthy games of tag, hikes through the nearby woods, and/or playing for hours with their friends. Or did you think they’re all sitting around on their Switches, just to make yourself feel better?

DP. A group of us went out for lunch at a brewery with our kids after a softball game. Maybe we're just better at fitting it all in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what percentage of the sports fanatics’ kids end up with a scholarship to college and what percentage just end up as over weight adults one day.

You’re missing the point. Team sports and extracurricular activities are social activities that benefit kids in many ways. very very few percentage of kids play beyond recreational level, even smaller percentage in the collegiate level and even smaller pro. That’s not why you put kids in Saturday soccer!

But I’m willing to bet that the kids who are dragged to breweries every weekend And get little to no physical activity… are the lazies later in life.

DP and keep telling yourself that. First, no one said they go to breweries every weekend. I’m a PP who mentioned it; I also mentioned my kids swim, run, and do martial arts weekly, just not five days a week or whatever.

Second, when we do go to these breweries, that ends up with lengthy games of tag, hikes through the nearby woods, and/or playing for hours with their friends. Or did you think they’re all sitting around on their Switches, just to make yourself feel better?

DP. A group of us went out for lunch at a brewery with our kids after a softball game. Maybe we're just better at fitting it all in?

Maybe you like being busy all day long. I don’t, and neither do my kids; that doesn’t mean we sit around all day long. Talk about all or nothing thinking.

Seriously, the inability of some of you to understand that you don’t need to play team sports from a young age to lead an active life is bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what percentage of the sports fanatics’ kids end up with a scholarship to college and what percentage just end up as over weight adults one day.

You’re missing the point. Team sports and extracurricular activities are social activities that benefit kids in many ways. very very few percentage of kids play beyond recreational level, even smaller percentage in the collegiate level and even smaller pro. That’s not why you put kids in Saturday soccer!

But I’m willing to bet that the kids who are dragged to breweries every weekend And get little to no physical activity… are the lazies later in life.

DP and keep telling yourself that. First, no one said they go to breweries every weekend. I’m a PP who mentioned it; I also mentioned my kids swim, run, and do martial arts weekly, just not five days a week or whatever.

Second, when we do go to these breweries, that ends up with lengthy games of tag, hikes through the nearby woods, and/or playing for hours with their friends. Or did you think they’re all sitting around on their Switches, just to make yourself feel better?

DP. A group of us went out for lunch at a brewery with our kids after a softball game. Maybe we're just better at fitting it all in?

Maybe you like being busy all day long. I don’t, and neither do my kids; that doesn’t mean we sit around all day long. Talk about all or nothing thinking.

Seriously, the inability of some of you to understand that you don’t need to play team sports from a young age to lead an active life is bizarre.

I'm too busy to worry about how you spend your time. Maybe you have too much time on your hands?