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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I generally think travel is a ridiculous waste of money -- almost none of the kids will end up playing college, literally none will play pro ball.  And I hate traveling far away on the weekends.

But... if I had it to do over again, if it was something my kids really really wanted to play, I'd have them try out for travel the very first year it opened up because it's infinitely harder to make after that. There's also far less difference physically between the kids when they're younger-- and I've noticed that coaches care a lot about how the kids "look" (are they tall? big? etc) and you can't control that when you're 10/11.  And by then, the rec league isn't very competitive.  Which is frustrating for all.

[b]I miss the way it was when I was a kid.  I think I played rec until I was 13 because that's when the travel league started.[/b]  I played in middle and high school and on the college club team, so was a decent player.  But I suspect travel leagues will continue getting younger, not older.  Wait until they open it up to Kinders...  
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But you can do both! DD still plays rec with her buddies and then travel as well. Same with her basketball friends- they do AAU and our rec team. And it's a blast![/quote]

Really? Most rec leagues don't allow travel players. Which local rec soccer league allows travel players? [/quote]

The DC ones do - DCSC and PPA. DCSC asks if your kid is a travel player when you register, so they are making sure it's not an all-travel team or whatever. But there are usually 1-3 travel players on our team and the ones we play against. It's rec so it's all fun![/quote]

Interesting. I'm more familiar with SFL and VA suburban leagues which don't allow travel players. [/quote]

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