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[quote=Anonymous]Sounds like you’ve made up your mind, OP and I admire your ability to say eff it! We did travel ball for all 3 boys (plus some AAU basketball mixed in). My oldest is now a full-fledged college grad and the others are in HS (so still playing club plus high school ball).

Oldest went D3. Second is better ball player but wants a more normal college experience. 3rd is TBD.  Problem with 3 is that oldest started at 9u travel so the others followed. Needless to say, I’ve been a travel baseball mom for a long.damn.time.

It’s a definite time suck. As others have said, your summer is lost. Vacations (if you can call them that) are long-distance tournaments. There’s always drama on every team- and we’ve definitely seen a few! There’s managing overly competitive teammates and parents. There’s never any time, frankly, to do much else. No summering on the coast, no trips to Europe during break (b/c spring break and winter break = training too!), all grandparents came to us for the most part (and had to sit through several baseball games while here!)

That said, my boys loved it. Travel ball was the cornerstone of their childhoods. I’m sure there are plenty out there who scoff and think it’s a waste. But, really, what else can you wish for your kid but to do something they love with their friends (yes, friendships grow too- even on competitive teams!) every weekend. All of my boys are happy and healthy people who would not have wanted it any other way. I, too, have enjoyed the experience but didn’t end up with the lifelong “team mom” friends that you see bandied about on IG. I was there for my kids, who absolutely wanted to be there, so I was ready to jump in and do my part for them.

If a family chooses to go forth with club/travel sports, it must be driven by the kid’s desire to play and-  as said- the whole family must be on board because it’s a huge sacrifice.

Now may not be the time, OP. But if your son loves it, you may want to revisit it in a few years. As long as he keeps playing and practicing, he’ll have opportunities to shine. [/quote]

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