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[quote=Anonymous]I guess I have a different take than other posters.  Almost every child I know in high school, including ours, plays at least one school sport and one club team OR does something similar with drama/chorus/band/orchestra.  Several of our children play two or more school sports (different or slightly overlapping seasons) and one club team.  I think it depends on the child, the school, course selection and family support.

We have not found that our children have had to drop something they enjoy and that provides them with great physical health and psychological benefits.  They also have enjoyed integrating themselves further into the school community while still maintaining older contacts and relationships on club teams.  FWIW, all of our children have all take 5-7 AP classes by the time they have graduated or will graduate from high school and all other classes have been Honors.  Grades remained strong (A's with an occasional B+) despite intense practice schedules.  Our kids are in private schools in DC if that matters but many of our friends have children in our local public in Virginia and their experiences seem very similar.

It also does take some juggling of schedules and judgement calls about which game the kid will play when there is no possible way to get to both.  For the most part the coaches have been supportive.  However, I have heard a complete horror story from friends at another school about her child being totally sidelined because the soccer coach and the basketball coach on the high school team wouldn't work together (so it didn't even involve the kid's travel soccer team).

If your son is like our children, who thrive when they are pushing themselves, then he should be able to manage it.  It seems like you have a thoughtful approach to the matter and I think it will all work out.  Follow your instincts (and your son's) about what will work best.  [/quote]

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