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[quote=Anonymous]It's hard to believe that it is almost time for try-outs. 10 days to go!

As a freshman parent last year, I went in very ignorant (so, so ignorant), so I thought I would help out the newcomer parents.

High school sports are nothing like what they were when I was growing up. The time commitment is incredible. Assume 6 days of practices (for my child's team the Saturday practice was 8:30-12:30 weekly, so no catching up for sleep on Saturdays). The money commitment was also well more than I expected. We were expected to shell out around $800 at the beginning of the season and then were asked for a few more items throughout the remainder of the season. This amount SHOULD go down this year (she now has her required warm-up suit, backpack, etc), but at least this year I will be prepared for the larger money contribution that will be expected in August.

Some other parents said that the coaches "owned" the kids during the season, and that is pretty appropriate.

All this said, my DD absolutely loved playing the sport and really learned a lot from the high expectations and demands. The team was extremely close and she felt a lot more part of the school from having the bonds with the other players. So this is not to say it isn't worth it, I just wish I had known what to expect before going in so I thought it might help some other clueless parents.  :D [/quote]

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