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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Part of the problem here is the pay to play travel sports industrial complex.  Kid plays ‘travel’ soccer.  Kid is really not that good but parent and kid have spent huge amounts of time driving to out of town tournaments etc. kid tries out in high school, doesn’t make team and doesn’t know how to deal.  Kid assumes he is vastly better than rec.  probably he’s not but rec teams are somewhat decimated by the move to travel.   If travel sports were actually limited to the absolute top players, and more kids stuck with rec, not making the hs team would be less of a shock and there would be more rec options. [/quote]

In the rest of the world by 13-14 only the top 5% are playing. By 16 they have cut down to the top 2%. [b]In the states because of pay to play and college system in the US this number is 30-45%.[/b]

I do believe these cuts are hard on kids. Travel sports like soccer consume all their free time from u9 to whenever it stops. When they get cut they feel they have nothing left and are embarrassed and humiliated in front of their peers.

Also I think many parents talk about the kid’s friends, playing with teammates, etc. The truth is if your kid is getting cut they most likely are not enjoying the experience. The “friends” on the team will move on without your kid- ie they really are not friends. They were just on the same team and forced to socialize. [/quote]

I don’t think it’s a bad thing for so many kids to be in competitive sports. Just set expectations that they probably won’t end up playing in high school or college. For my kids I would rather take them to a tournament where they will socialize in person rather than let them sit at home doing video games. If more kids were running around playing outside then it might be different.[/quote]

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