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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your time would be much better spent on SAT tutoring than traveling around playing games. [/quote]

I used to think this until a couple years ago when my first child was going through the college application process. Found out that private colleges and universities  about 40% of their incoming freshman classes were recruited athletes and those students are getting merit aid because they have both grades and athletics.

What you think youth sports is or will be like or should be like will be one way when your kids are really young and shift over the years as your kids get older. Many, many parents, ourselves included, used to say oh we will just have them play rec, or we aren't competitive about it but as our kids got older and the reality of how kids even at rec levels were not there just for fun, it sunk in that for a kid to have a decent and fun experience, they had to gain skills and as a parent you had to be somewhat competitive to help your kid gain those skills. You also find out that parents lie - oh we don't care how he does on the field! but in reality they are tracking it all and getting private coaching. [/quote]

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