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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best athletes all played multiple sports and do through high school the kids who "used" to play, put all their eggs in one basket and didn't make it when they had to try out for school teams or clubs etc.

Most players in those sports that are good at that age probably will top out soon because that is all they do.

relax, get your kid involved and have fun and don't become one of those crazy parents, enjoy it, my last kid is winding down their sports as they head off to school and I really enjoyed it, Now on to college to play a sport but never locked into one sport.  
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Yes, those kids might have played multiple sports, but when did they start?

I do think it's very hard to start a sport at age 12, and make a HS team or travel team.  As kids get older, there is a level or commitment that is needed to play these sports on those teams and it requires more than just athleticism. Although, if the child is a really good athlete and is extremely motivated, they might naturally just pick up the sport.  As an example, my own son played travel baseball from 9U-11U and then got burnt out from a bad coach.  He's played rec since then, but with COVID hasn't played much and he's trying to decide whether to try out for the baseball team in HS as an 8th grader.  I honestly don't think he'll make it.  Everyone who is trying out currently plays travel, practices in summer and winter, etc, etc. Even though he's a good athlete, he doesn't really have the motvation to do all that again.  Sports are no longer a one season thing - at least not in this area.[/quote]

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