travel/select team tryouts - less positive experience?

[Anonymous]

Dance and gymnastics are similar too apparently. 28 hours per week is about as long as children are in school. I can't imagine doing both. It would be like a 60 hour work week. http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/308217.page

[Anonymous]

What do your children want to do OP? Let them express their views. You never know. Some kids are fine with trying and failing. Others will crumble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get why there are travel league and teams, but for the life of me, I do not understand either the time commitment parents make on behalf of their 8-13 year olds, nor do I understand the tolerance for repetitive stress injuries (knees/shins for soccer, elbows/shoulders for baseball) the kids suffer at these early ages.

And concussions in ice hockey! Every parent thinks their DD or DS will make it to the NHL...lol

[Anonymous]

I am the quoted poster. Yes, the concussions, not just in hockey, but lacrosse, soccer, football.