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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So my 11 year old is super into sports.   He plays travel baseball, tennis, golf, and classic soccer (used to play travel) in the spring, in the Fall he plays baseball, soccer, and flag football, in the winter, he conditions for baseball and plays basketball and skis.   He loves them all and is decent to very good at each sport.    However, we are starting to realize we are reaching a breaking point with the time and his energy level, as well as not really focusing is possibly interfering with his ability to perform in certain sports.    When asked, he can't seem to decide what he wants to cut out.   His grades are good, but could be better I think.   Anyway, a long way of saying, what would you do or did you do with a similarly situated child?    I played several sports for fun and one seriously, but seriously when I was in school is a bit different than the all year commitments leagues want from you now.   All advice appreciated!   
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My DC is the same age and also participates in many sports. DC has started narrowing down, mostly by schedule. When we found that DC always chose soccer over swim, when there was a conflict (and as they age there are more and more conflicts), we had a long talk about how DC could still swim for fun, but if DC wasn't going to be able to give the team a good effort it wasn't fair to take a spot someone else might love to have. When we make these shifts, we agree to try it for a year/season and then decide what to do next year/season - nothing is forever. I still think DC has too many sports but I also don't have a problem with an 11 year old wanting to do lots of different things. It's a process.[/quote]

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