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[quote=NoYou]On our team, a dad did the math of what high-level soccer required (academy). It came out to about 550-600 hours per season, which included not only the practices, games but also the driving time to the fields, the warmups, the post-practice / calm down, etc.

Kids in Maryland public high schools, for example, must be in school for 1,170 hours per school year. A good travel team (3+ practice + 1 game) will be a significant commitment of your kids time, rivaling their time in academics. Some teams might give you a sabbatical for the spring or fall for example, but you need to be upfront about it with the club before you join. You'll likely have to still pay for a full season of sports.

I think the final question would be 'why'? What's the end goal here. Play and have fun? Sure, great, worthwhile and needed (more of this actually) but to get that do you need travel soccer? Would rec with schoolmates suffice just as well (certainly less time commitment)? Conversely, if they just like running, maybe they can have their own running club with friends rather than a structured organized thing at school.  Is it a college admissions bump? By the time you are in high school, I think most college coaches would have expected you to pick one way or the other. So I guess your answer may depend a bit on what the end goal is for playing both sports. [/quote]

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