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Do you think it is all worth it in the end for these parents?[/i]

It was worth it for my son, not for me, but I'm a parent and I parent the kid I got not the one I hoped for. 
I rarely "fought for playing time"... I can think of 2 times I talked to the coach about my son being super unhappy about his "role" on the team... or position, not time.
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At such an early age, could the kid REALLY want this?  [/i]

He absolutely wanted it and more. He would even go to a friends "practice" to get more time playing and the coach let him because they were recreation and he played club and the coach thought the kids could learn from him... and he could walk there.

[i]Very few make it to an elite athletic professional level and even then, is it so wonderful?  [/i]

He did actually make it to an "elite" level... was it wonderful... no it was hard, grueling, hard on the body, insane... did he quite.. no, he is an adult and he can quit any time, yet he still plays.

As a parent, at times it was wonderful... to see your child dedicate himself to something so completely and perform at such a high level. Most the time I worry that he will fail or get hurt or both.

[i]What is it all REALLY for?[/i]

It's his passion, I didn't choose it, I'm not even sure if he actually chose it... he was born this way.
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