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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow! A whole lot of defensiveness about my cash cow comment.

Truth is, the opinion is a common one, even if you don't want to read it. O P, I would think hard before taking a spot below the 3rd team. Too much money for too little return.[/quote]

This is very true, and it's something parents should realize all the way through their kids' sports careers (including high school), but many don't want to face.

Every single sport - soccer, swimming, hockey, baseball, volleyball, basketball, you name it, has this set-up for the travel level teams.

If you make one of the top teams, it means you are good at the sport and have a future in it, and can expect to continue to improve.

Anything less and you are just paying for your kids to play. If you have plenty of money and are fine with that, more power to you.

Sorry, but that's the way it is. But too many parents are convinced that DC is going to be a high school or even college player in a sport because he or she regularly "makes" a travel team. Unless it's one of the very top teams, it means nothing.[/quote]

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