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[quote=Anonymous]Both my girls played sports in HS.

Both played rec soccer and baseball/softball in ES.  Not very serious and mostly played to be with friends, etc.  The oldest was basically going to quit in middle school but then the pandemic hit, and the schools allowed kids to get together in person for sports practices prior to classes, so we decided why not try out for the HS team since at least she'd get to see people in person.  She played through HS, and now plays a different sport club moderately seriously in college.  Its funny because if you'd asked me at age 10, I would have said she was not really an athlete and probably wouldn't stick with sports.

My younger one switched to a different sport in MS -- first trying some rec leagues and then joining a low level travel team in 8th grade.  She's on the JV team and plays off season on a second-string travel team.

I don't think there's a single answer.  I do worry about long term health effects for the kids that went into club practice in ES -- I knew girls with torn ACLs by middle school or boys who needed tommy john surgery or rotator cuff repair in HS.  I don't know what their joints will look like at 40.  [/quote]

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