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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is great!

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This actually makes a ton of sense.  I think people will hang onto the fact that he's saying that playing multiple sports at a high level is problem and not just playing multiple sports but I think he's 100% spot on when he says that the media only talks about the multiple sport athletes that make it but don't talk about all those that don't and that the media doesn't talk about all the single sport athletes that do excel.[/quote]

And all the single sport athletes who do not make it. [/quote]

There is no guarantee on anything in life, especially high level play in a sport.  However, the best chance a player has of "making it" is to focus on one sport.  The other point not mentioned for youth athletes here is that it is not possible or at least very difficult for parents of the athlete to logistically cart the player to multiple venues, especially in the DMV.  If a player is playing soccer just as a recreational activity for physical exercise, then multiple sports are fine, however, if the kid  is serious about soccer and talented enough to make it to a high level, he should only play soccer.  That gives him the best chance or "making it".

Many conversations on this board try to generically fit our little players into one bucket, however, parents with serious players with talent are very different than parents of recreational players or players who lack the high level of talent or desire to get to the top level.  There is no shame in that.  People have various abilities.  Just because a kid is not playing at the top level is no judgement on the kid or the parent.  The kid could have another high level talent that top level soccer players don't have.  That is what makes life so great.[/quote]

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