possible to do HS and Travel simultaneously?

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[Post New]04/29/2023 12:51
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ibcd
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DC wants to play both travel soccer and a high school sport (cross country and track and field) at the same time. Do kids do this normally? Is this even feasible from a time commitment perspective from the standpoint of overlapping practices or games plus time required for rigorous academics, social life, etc?

Is there a way to play travel soccer for one semester and a high school sport for another semester between spring and fall? Or do most travel clubs not permit this?
[Post New]04/29/2023 14:01
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NoYou
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On our team, a dad did the math of what high-level soccer required (academy). It came out to about 550-600 hours per season, which included not only the practices, games but also the driving time to the fields, the warmups, the post-practice / calm down, etc.

Kids in Maryland public high schools, for example, must be in school for 1,170 hours per school year. A good travel team (3+ practice + 1 game) will be a significant commitment of your kids time, rivaling their time in academics. Some teams might give you a sabbatical for the spring or fall for example, but you need to be upfront about it with the club before you join. You'll likely have to still pay for a full season of sports.

I think the final question would be 'why'? What's the end goal here. Play and have fun? Sure, great, worthwhile and needed (more of this actually) but to get that do you need travel soccer? Would rec with schoolmates suffice just as well (certainly less time commitment)? Conversely, if they just like running, maybe they can have their own running club with friends rather than a structured organized thing at school. Is it a college admissions bump? By the time you are in high school, I think most college coaches would have expected you to pick one way or the other. So I guess your answer may depend a bit on what the end goal is for playing both sports.
[Post New]04/30/2023 18:01
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ibcd wrote:DC wants to play both travel soccer and a high school sport (cross country and track and field) at the same time. Do kids do this normally? Is this even feasible from a time commitment perspective from the standpoint of overlapping practices or games plus time required for rigorous academics, social life, etc?

Is there a way to play travel soccer for one semester and a high school sport for another semester between spring and fall? Or do most travel clubs not permit this?


Cross country, indoor track and outdoor track all have meets on the weekends. How would you juggle travel soccer with that ?
[Post New]05/01/2023 10:42
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realdmv
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Top-Bins wrote:
ibcd wrote:DC wants to play both travel soccer and a high school sport (cross country and track and field) at the same time. Do kids do this normally? Is this even feasible from a time commitment perspective from the standpoint of overlapping practices or games plus time required for rigorous academics, social life, etc?

Is there a way to play travel soccer for one semester and a high school sport for another semester between spring and fall? Or do most travel clubs not permit this?


Cross country, indoor track and outdoor track all have meets on the weekends. How would you juggle travel soccer with that ?


If they are talking about doing it in the winter, there may be a chance to do indoor track.
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