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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here.  So I have other kids so I am not naïve.  They are all involved in travel sports.  The youngest got put in stuff because we were already at the fields.  And we just kind of kept going full-well knowing that this is WAY too much for an 8 year old.  So I do blame myself for the situation I am in.  I do not for a second blame my kid for burnout.

What I am annoyed with myself for is that I held the first two out of intense travel sports until ages 10-11.  And that 11 year old LOVES practice, games, anything to do with the sport.

I guess I just was looking for thoughts on what to do now.  Is it worth talking to the coach?  I was thinking of doing that, but not sure what it would accomplish.  [/quote]

OP it is always worth talking to the coach and explaining. The coach should understand the kid is 8.  Dial the sport WAY back.  Really at that age a practice or two a week is great.  Do other sports. Switch to rec and stay there for a bit.  You know what to do.

I was the poster who talked about the intense kid with lots of energy. :)    I have three kids and one is very focused at a very young age (7) on their sport - now 13 and still intense.  I would never do that to my other two because they would have rebelled.  We are still easing them into whatever it is that they end up doing or wanting to do at 10 and 12, with the 12 year old now hinting about getting serious, the 10 year old as well but I put a governor on that kid.  [/quote]

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