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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most kids will not play soccer beyond high school. It's ok to decide that the time and money of elite soccer is not money well spent. You can play for the love of the game with much less commitment. [/quote]

What happens if every parent and every kid participating in every sport followed your philosophy of not committing to excelling, because everyone can't be Michael Phelps?[/quote]

Most follow this philosophy. It become clear just how hard it is to break through around middle school. Those who keep playing truly love to play and/or playing with their teammates (which makes the upcoming age group switch a possible bit of a downer) BUT also look to do other things -- which makes sense.[/quote]

Break through to what?[/quote]

To a higher league OR better club. Most everyone -- except a select few -- will hit a ceiling somewhere in youth soccer despite all the hard work, training, etc. A vast majority first find it by middle school and many move on at that point and that's ok. Others won't see it until college and some will only find it after their body fails them with age after otherwise achieving all. And again it's all good.[/quote]

huh?[/quote]

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