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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on the sport.  Some, like certain baseball/softball programs, will require them to also do the house league. Kids definitely do multiple sports at that age -- say there's soccer 3x a week, they also do lacrosse on Sundays.  
As for whether it's too much-- only you can answer that.  Is your child begging to play the sport as much as they can, and are they in the backyard practicing by themselves?  If so they're probably ready.  If you are the one who heard about the league without them asking, maybe not.  
Also, most travel leagues, especially at that age, don't actually "travel" much.  You'll go outside your community but likely won't go more than 1.5 hours at any given time.  Just for planning.  Tell us the sport and we can give more guidance.
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This is a good synopsis. My DS plays travel baseball and started in 8U (most of team was in 2nd grade). It was roughly 3x a week in the fall, and 5x a week in the spring, since players have to also play local little league.

In fall a few boys play a second sport, and in winter probably half the team plays basketball. There’s usually 1x a week indoor winter practice after a break in November-December.

Frequency of tournaments and distance traveled varies widely by club, and even by team. Right now we do 1-2 tournaments per season, and mostly local. I expect that to gradually increase in number and intensity over time. [/quote]

I freely admit this is probably a stupid question. What, in this context, is a tournament? Do they spend a whole weekend playing a game each day for 3 days in a row? Or is it like 2 weeks of games 2-3x a week against different teams in a bracket? [/quote]

Tournament are weekend affairs with usually are a couple games Saturday and Sunday. For soccer, depending on the size/structure of the tournament, my child would usually play two games Saturday and depending on how they did either play 1 consolation game Sunday or a semifinal and final if they advanced.

For softball/baseball, it was 2 “pool play” games Saturday that fed into bracket play on Sunday. Sunday could be up to 3 games if they made it to the finals.

Local teams sometimes have Friday night games scheduled. The schedules bleed into Friday as they get older and more advanced. Hockey starts with Friday games for all age groups. [/quote]

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