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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS is a bright kids in 7th grade AAP with straight As. I want him to focus on academic learning including math competition but he plays baseball 6 days a week and 3-5 hours each day. In his spare time, he is on the phone playing chess or other video games. He never does his school work at home. When I asked about his homework, he said he finished at school. I am debating if he should continue travel baseball.How useful it is for the college application? He is one of the top players on the travel team. [/quote]

Parent of a kid at a T20 college.. My son played a travel sport all the way through MS and HS (TJ).  I think it helped him focus and prioritize better.  He loved the sport so much that he gave up other pursuits to make time (music).  There were months when he was traveling every weekend either for sports or for an EC like debate or Science Olympiad in addition to having a couple of days off from school in addition to after school practice a few days a week.  This required him to manage his academic expectations - homework in the car or between games, reschedule tests, sometimes taking them in advance of the rest of the class, etc.  He was not a star player but loved the camaraderie of the team and helping teammates with their math homework. He now plays recreationally in college.

Make a deal with your son that he can continue playing his sport as long as he does very well in school.  Leave it open ended (don't say he has to get an A in every subject, for example) and be flexible.  You don't want him to stress out and start resenting you if he ends up giving up the sport to get all As.  [/quote]

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