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[quote=Anonymous]The sport does matter in these discussions.  As does the sex of the kid.

The advantage of swimming is that the kid is not going to get contact injuries, and it is an individual timed sport so everyone can see how he is doing and make reasonably informed assessments.

Assuming (big assumptions that must be accounted for) the family can deal with the requirements in terms of cost, time commitments and life balance then the big things are the kid’s time.

Swimming is a sport from high school to college where no academic breaks are given.  Kids who swim need to do well in school.  So - parents must stay on top of schedules and grades.  Even organized kids going into high school can get messed up.  Parents cannot let that happen.  This can affect high school class scheduling as well.  Again, knowing your kid and staying on top of things makes a huge difference.

Does the kid really want to try some other stuff in high school?  This is big too.  And, this goes to where he might not want the swim club commitment.  School plays?  Run cross country?  Try football?  Just swim on the school swim team?  Play water polo?  All things a high school kid may want to do.  How do those work with the swim club?

Physical development.  Big factor here.  Where is your kid going to be at 18?  Is that still within college swimming range, or is your kid big for an 8th grader, but pretty much done growing.  Don’t know?  Find out.

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