Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where do they play high school sports around here that didn't cost any money till high school? What sport?
MCPS - they played in their middle and high school teams. One plays basketball and played with the county for years before and during middle school. ($60/season like I posted earlier) Off season she played on her own. Not with trainers or in camps - never in a club team. She is starting varsity. She also plays volleyball in the Fall but more for fun as she barely played before. She's on JV
Another plays softball. Now also plays travel because there were no good county teams after 5th grade and it costs about $800-900/yr to play year round. Includes all training, practices, games and tournaments. For grades K-6th grade softball costs were between $60-100 for the season depending on which league she was on. Uniforms free and they always had cleat drives so I could get $5 used cleats each season.
I am not looking to make my kids the shining star of some division 1 college sport or the smartest one in the school. They both are athletic and have high GPA's and take AP courses. I just want them to have a fun and normal childhood. Some of their friends are so over-stressed. There is enough years in adulthood for that.
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