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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter has made the team for a sport that she has been doing for many years. She currently does 4 hours of practice a week right now. Practice will be 3 days a week for 3 hours at a time (Mon, Tues, Thursday from 5-8.) She is only 9, currently in 3rd grade. This would be for next school year. Skipping practice is highly discouraged plus travel competitions. This is going to put a strain on our family, miss family dinners, etc. She really wants to do it, and I am actually discouraging it - this isn't a parent living through their kid.

Would you let your kid do it for something they have worked very hard for? [/quote]

What sport makes a 9 year old practice 3 hours a day 3 times a week besides gymnastics swimming [/quote]

OP here. It is one of those two. :)[/quote]

My daughter did gymnastics preteen, and just did not like the hours at age 5-6 so I just told my husband - she’s not going to make the Olympics now and I pulled her back to rec because she still wanted to continue with the sport at reduced hours. I did a D1 sport myself so I feel I am not disillusioned about my kids future chances. I don’t really know what you want or not out of this.[/quote]

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