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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of the kids in our neighborhood who used to play travel or high level soccer eventually switched to lacrosse (boys and girls).[/quote]

So what? That is not burnout that is simply a preference. [/quote]

They were all burnt out on soccer.  Switching sports reignited their love of sports.

When "serious" and travel soccer starts so young, 6 or 7 years old in many cases, it is only logical that kids will get burnt out by the time they get to their tween or teen years.[/quote]

Lacrosse has nearly the same level of commitment as soccer does. Preferring another sport or activity is not burnout.

It is ok to like something else. The original activity also does not need to be blamed as the cause of burnout. The new activity is just more enjoyable for whatever reason. Perhaps a different group of friends is playing LAX, perhaps the player is better at LAX than soccer and that makes it more fun. Perhaps LAX offers a new challenge that is exciting to the player. The point is it is not necessarily true to pin burnout as a reason for gravitating to another sport, especially when we are talking about 8-11 year old kids.

At this age the whole point is to expose them to many activities and see what sticks as an interest. It could be lacrosse, dance, gymnastics soccer, piano, math competitions etc...

After trying a few activities then picking a sport or activity to focus on over others is not due to burnout but due to simple preference. [/quote]

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