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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This old argument again? Come on. The main reasons are 1) higher level of competition — if your kid is really that good it is obvious and they get frustrated plying with kid don’t care/dont k is what they are doing and 2) many can afford it without it being a financial stretch. As for crazy parents, there are plenty of those on the neighborhood summer swim team so it’s not necessarily a rec vs travel thing. Some parents are just nuts and overly competitive.

College sports requires a baseline level of talent/physical potential, but what it really comes down to is who is willing to dedicate themselves to the sport at age 14-16 (in order to get recruited) and who has gotten tired of it by then. There’s no way to predict that until kids reach that age. I did a college sport and there were plenty of people I competed with who could have done it but just chose another path in their teen years. It is pointless to try to predict it. You just have to follow your kid’s lead whether it be rec or travel and support them. You can’t engineer it nearly as much as parents want to believe. [/quote]

There are a lot of kids in travel sports who really aren't crazy good.  Let's be real.  It's a business and there are lower level teams they fill up to take people's money.

And of course there are more crazy parents with kids in travel.  Are they everywhere?  Sure.  But don't come here with a straight face and say there aren't more in travel.

So I disagree and here's why.  Kids should do it if they have fun and it keeps them busy.  Many parents enjoy it a lot and it gives them a social circuit as well.  If everyone is happy, knock yourself out.[/quote]

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