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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in a city where sports wasn't really emphasized and am finding the sports programs here overwhelming in terms of parental and child commitment and the level of competition even in the early elementary years. So not having the perspective of being raised in a suburb, I'm just wondering is the level of sports participation in Montgomery and Fairfax Counties similar to other areas of the country and other suburbs, or is this just another area thing that the DC area is overly competitive about?[/quote]

I am in Ashburn, VA and holy shit, they are serious about their sports out here. It sucks because my child is decent, but in order to even think about HS sports if you are not killing it by the age of 10-11, then FORGET IT.  Kids out here have agility coaches, endurance coaches, former NFL players running conditioning camps.  It is insane.  The number of practices these small children have to commit to is out of control. I have a neighbor, their kids play travel hockey and they practice 5 days a week, 2-3 hours a day, have private coaches, and travel all around the country and into Canada for games.  She has two kids doing hockey and each costs her about 25K/hr....total fo 50K, just on hockey! They are never home, their whole life is hockey. I hope they are saving for the hip replacement that will be needed when they turn 23.

Yes, I think this whole entire area is so Type A.  It bleeds into sports and is very overwhelming.[/quote]

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