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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They get burned out when it gets boring.[/quote]

parents of the average talented player push "my kid works harder than everyone else"..."hard work beats talent every time" message to the point of nauseam.  then the talent rises to the top and those kids work just as hard and in many cases harder and smarter.  it would be awesome if there was a ton of opportunity at the top for all these kids.  the reality is there isn't and it's getting harder.  suddenly the message becomes my kid got "burned out".  it happens at all different ages and I'm sure some kids do get sick of playing, but the "my kid CHOSE not to play in college because they wanted a real college experience"..."my kid was getting recruited but got burned out"..."my kid went to college and never saw the field because xyz" message gets old.  the funnel gets smaller with each step.  the talent gets better.  the kids get stronger, faster...some can, some can't overcome serious injuries and most of them work as hard as everyone else and want it bad.  there is nothing wrong with saying my kid was a good player and it didn't work out for whatever reasons, especially as a parent. i've watched so many parents over the years...especially on the girls side...push the agenda they want and the kid just has no shot of meeting the parents goal. [/quote]

As a kid that played on an undefeated star team all throughout my youth and high school---National championship, so many state championships, including varsity as  Freshmen and a state Championship.  Even the 'stars' burn out.  I had been playing since I could walk and by the time I was mid-high school and I started wanting my weekends to go out with friends and start living a normal fun social life, soccer started to take a back seat in my mind.  Age 5-18 was enough.

It did give me a lifelong love of exercise which I channeled into running and exercise challenges the rest of my life.  But, I didn't even touch a soccer ball once I got to college until 30s when I had kids and started kicking it around with them.

Sounds like you made a great choice for yourself.  Did you turn down many college offers?  Was that easy to walk away from?

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