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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m interested to know if in hindsight parents think that intensive sports were worth it. Especially if the kid stopped playing after HS. [/quote]

This. We spent so much money on coaches and lessons and we aren't the crazy sports parents. Our kids have no hope on a college team unless it is a small, very unimpressive school. This is the standard for better than average students in many sports. I've watched closesly how this plays out for about decade and I've seen that most of the top, most promising athletes end up with little or no time in college playing their sport and only the tiniest % of kids ever play professionally. American kids, in general, don't realize how many international students compete in college. I have so many anecdotes. The absolute worst cases are the kids who commit to really poor colleges. I have so many examples in football, soccer, tennis, lacrosse. The kid will be a star in high school in Virginia and may even be the best in the sport in the state.  Some of those kids get a partial scholarship at a good diii school but then never play their first few years and are off the time by sophmore or junior year.[/quote]

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