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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are your kids interested in college play or going pro? Not you, but your kids. I’m legitimately curious so please no snark. [/quote]

My kid is in DA but is not interested in playing at university. He has said it would just take too much time. We have relatives who played for D1 schools and the feedback they all gave us was "lots of fun playing but off-field was an absolute miserable grind of homework and fitness."   I think my husband is actually kind of anti-sports in college and would prefer a more intense academic focus (he comes from a family of university professors).

We are interested in any potential admissions office bounce that may come from playing sports though but are exploring if he needs to stay in DA for that or can switch to a less time-consuming club or HS and still get that admissions office bump. [/quote]

I appreciate the honesty. So he’s playing DA, and all of those hours committed for a bump that may or may not happen and he does’t even want to play in college?  It sounds like he’s playing only to get a bump whether it’s for DA, HS whatever. Actually, is it you who wants this or him - is he even in HS yet? Does he even want to play at all? I ask bc my DC recently quit playing due to burnout. Not worth the potential bump in his case. [/quote]

He is playing DA now BUT...this may be his last year. He's been making hints about that. It's just so many hours to dedicate to something he's not 100% fully going to pursue as a career long-term.

I should note--he loves playing. Likes his team and his teammates, and has remarked to us he just "feels better" after playing a game. I guess maybe that 'runners high' people talk about.  He realizes though that long term he has to have more balance than the DA allows. 400+ hours a year is a lot, especially when you compare it to the fact they are only in school for 1080 hours a year. [/quote]

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