Late night practice on school nights

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. We are not doing anything that restricts basic health needs such as sleep.

These clubs prey on family desperation and I have never given my money to them. Kids are now 20 and 15.

They aren't preying on desperation, they are preying on anxiety. Too many parents think a sport is necessary to get into college.

Did you mean to say too many parents think it's necessary to get a college SCHOLARSHIP? Or you really know a lot of parents who think getting into college at all requires playing a sport? Because a bunch of my siblings and I who all went to different colleges/universities all do various alumni activities with admitted prospects and playing a sport is nowhere near the majority of the ones we encounter at our different college recruitment events. But we DO know and meet a ton of families hoping their child playing a D1, D2 or D3 sport will get them scholarships to good or great colleges.

I don't know many parents who are hoping for a college scholarship. Most want to keep their kids busy with something they enjoy (other than screens). Having a team sport on your resume when you apply for college is just the icing on the cake, not their whole story. Are the volleyball (or other sports) clubs leeching on the parents? With some notable exceptions, they certainly do. Are the parents anxious or desperate? Likely not as much as the PP suggests.