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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My family is at the beginning of travel soccer and it seems like so many families are pushing for most competitive teams, most competitive or “elite” clubs, etc.

For those who have bought in (literally), what are you most hoping your kid gets from competitive soccer?  A shot at a college scholarship? Benefits of a team sport? Discipline from playing at a competitive level? [/quote]

My DS has closed the book two years ago on competitive soccer.  He just turned 20 this week and for him it was having fun and developing discipline from playing at a competitive level.  He was all about the relationships with friends on the team, playing for his HS, learning to manage his time, etc.  He told us and demonstrated early on this was what he wanted and was happy doing.  That was fine and great for us.  He played at a level that was right for him.  He'll kick around every once in a while now, but that's about it.

His younger sister is going to be a HS senior next year and it's been a different experience.  Keep in mind, we started on the same path for both of them and she got more serious with it and we let her tell us what she wanted - for example, at U10, she was selected to play for a team that practiced 3 times a week which created a conflict with her dance classes.  We talked and she wanted more soccer, so she stopped dance.  She asked if she could play futsal, so we did that.  She wanted to do more trainings, so we signed her up for those.

We road the wave with her - she's learned a lot about commitment, leadership, ups and downs of life dong this for the last 5 or 6 years.  The fact that she loves the game and has been able to parlay that love into a college scholarship at a T20 university is the icing on the cake so far.  We're looking forward to see where this takes her next.  We never said going into this when I was coaching her U6 team that this is where we needed to be.

Good luck and enjoy the ride.  [/quote]

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