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[quote=Anonymous]It's become year-round with almost zero downtime or opportunity to play other sports.

Since my 12-year old started---there are now practices all winter-long at all ages....as well as a good portion of the summer.  The young kids really start to dread getting in the car and the lack of opportunity of free play after school.

My kids have said when they were younger---that they couldn't wait for the season to end so they could go back to "X park" in the evenings where they would play pick up for hours with kids of all ages and backgrounds.   It's sad when kids can't do that because the adults have structured all of their time.  It's less beneficial for their development in the sport as well.  In this competitive area, parents just don't say 'no'.  They fear their kid will get dropped if they don't make them do everything a Club offers or so they can get a step ahead of the kids that decided not to do it.  What they aren't doing is checking in with their child and letting them decide how much is enough.[/quote]

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