HS sports question

[Anonymous]

Swim and volleyball work.

[Anonymous]

Two kids both recruited and playing their man sport in college. Both were 3 sport varsity athletes in FCPS HS. Depends on the sports and the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which sport? Club swimmers and gymnasts rarely do any sports in school. Soccer is different but travel will eat up your life same with basketball. Youth sports are insane (speaking from experience!)

I have a club swimmer who also swim for the HS.

swims 2 days/week for school + 2 dryland days + 1 meet day - also swims for the club on the 2 dryland days + 1 long weekend practice. So, he is in the pool 6 days/week during school swim season (2 school, 3 club, and one meet)

[Anonymous]

My kids played travel soccer right up to HS.

My oldest played Travel and HS JV soccer in 9th and 10th grade. During HS soccer season he trained with the school everyday and once or twice per week with his club team. It was really hard and he was exhausted. By 11th grade, he quit Travel and moved to Rec. high school soccer and HS Varsity at school.

My youngest, after years of playing Travel soccer he quit and played Freshman Football. He will tryout for JV soccer in the spring.

We don't care (anymore) whether is Travel, School or Rec., We just want them to play a sport!

[Anonymous]

^^ They'll do House Basketball in the Winter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which sport? Club swimmers and gymnasts rarely do any sports in school. Soccer is different but travel will eat up your life same with basketball. Youth sports are insane (speaking from experience!)

I have a club swimmer who also swim for the HS.

swims 2 days/week for school + 2 dryland days + 1 meet day - also swims for the club on the 2 dryland days + 1 long weekend practice. So, he is in the pool 6 days/week during school swim season (2 school, 3 club, and one meet)

What level swimming? My HS swimmer's club requires 7 practices a week, and so only goes to one HS practice/week (which is an easy morning, then does club that afternoon). With meets during HS season it can easily add to 20 hours/week. I just can't imagine time for another sport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which sport? Club swimmers and gymnasts rarely do any sports in school. Soccer is different but travel will eat up your life same with basketball. Youth sports are insane (speaking from experience!)

I have a club swimmer who also swim for the HS.

swims 2 days/week for school + 2 dryland days + 1 meet day - also swims for the club on the 2 dryland days + 1 long weekend practice. So, he is in the pool 6 days/week during school swim season (2 school, 3 club, and one meet)

What level swimming? My HS swimmer's club requires 7 practices a week, and so only goes to one HS practice/week (which is an easy morning, then does club that afternoon). With meets during HS season it can easily add to 20 hours/week. I just can't imagine time for another sport.

He isn't a high level swimmer. During non school season, he is in the pool practicing 4-5 days/week. His HS coach is a HUGE stickler and if he doesn't go to their practices, she won't put him in the meet (even though she knows he is swimming with his club team.) He really enjoys the HS team/meets so wants to go to those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why go through all this? Do you want your kids to be professional athletes when they grow up?

Exactly, better to raise couch potatoes that spend their adulthood living in your basement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why go through all this? Do you want your kids to be professional athletes when they grow up?

Exactly, better to raise couch potatoes that spend their adulthood living in your basement.

My kid enjoys it. I would let him drop anything at any time as long as he is doing SOMETHING active at least 2-3 days/week (doesn't even need to be an organized sport.) He enjoys the sport (swimming), the friends on both of his teams, gives him a social outlet outside of school, etc. He is learning to manage him time. I hate sports and am not pressuring him in anyway - I just fund the sports and take him to practices/meets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids played travel soccer right up to HS.

My oldest played Travel and HS JV soccer in 9th and 10th grade. During HS soccer season he trained with the school everyday and once or twice per week with his club team. It was really hard and he was exhausted. By 11th grade, he quit Travel and moved to Rec. high school soccer and HS Varsity at school.

My youngest, after years of playing Travel soccer he quit and played Freshman Football. He will tryout for JV soccer in the spring.

We don't care (anymore) whether is Travel, School or Rec., We just want them to play a sport!

May I ask whether your kids were good enough to play their travel sport in college or go pro? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids played travel soccer right up to HS.

My oldest played Travel and HS JV soccer in 9th and 10th grade. During HS soccer season he trained with the school everyday and once or twice per week with his club team. It was really hard and he was exhausted. By 11th grade, he quit Travel and moved to Rec. high school soccer and HS Varsity at school.

My youngest, after years of playing Travel soccer he quit and played Freshman Football. He will tryout for JV soccer in the spring.

We don't care (anymore) whether is Travel, School or Rec., We just want them to play a sport!

May I ask whether your kids were good enough to play their travel sport in college or go pro? Thanks!

Good enough to play in college? definitely yes, unfortunately not longer interested in high level intensive training. I'm sure they'll play Club or Intramural soccer in College but definitely not interested in D1 rigorous training.

We're ok with that. We're more focused on academics at this point.