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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Yes, there are rec options for some sports, but many kids have moved on to travel/select so you are left with teams consisting of boys who have never played together and don’t know each other which makes it a lot less fun/successful.  It’s great if you have a group of friends who decide to stick with rec, but I don’t think that’s the case for most kids.  And baseball pp, I’m with you.  It’s completely nuts in this area.[/quote]

You're on point.  Not a whole lot of options outside of (gasp) meeting new kids to play rec league soccer. :)

Joking aside, if rec league stuff is not his thing, individual stuff is worth considering - martial arts, etc.  How about gymnastics?

The problem you list is a big problem for so many kids in the area.  I have a good friend whose son played bball all through middle school in rec/select/travel (full year investments) and when he got to 9th grade to try out for the HS/JV team, over 40 kids tried out (who no doubt also did the same thing with the sport since they were 7 years old).  For the kids that did not make the team, they were left with figuring out what to do for the first time in years.  Some kids couldn't handle it.  [/quote]

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