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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]School comes before sport. You are limiting their choices in life by focusing on their sport that may not work out in the future.[/quote] I mean, I’m not sure missing a few days of school here and there in fourth grade is really “limiting their choices in life.” :lol: [/quote] Nah. . . I was a college athlete. Both my kids swim, and I think it's valuable. But, the value isn't in the potential for their sport to "work out in the future." The value is in the lessons in dissapointment, time management, work ethic, life-long committment to fitness, respect for teammates when they are succeeding and you are not, team commraderie, learning to trust your coaches; experience goal setting. etc., etc. You don't have to share my belief in the value of sport, but you are way off if you think parents who support kids' sports only do it in hopes of it "working out" in some way in the future. [/quote]
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