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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on the sport.  [b]Some, like certain baseball/softball programs, will require them to also do the house league.[/b] Kids definitely do multiple sports at that age -- say there's soccer 3x a week, they also do lacrosse on Sundays.  
As for whether it's too much-- only you can answer that.  Is your child begging to play the sport as much as they can, and are they in the backyard practicing by themselves?  If so they're probably ready.  If you are the one who heard about the league without them asking, maybe not.  
Also, most travel leagues, especially at that age, don't actually "travel" much.  You'll go outside your community but likely won't go more than 1.5 hours at any given time.  Just for planning.  Tell us the sport and we can give more guidance.
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Depends on the league. Our softball organization (has house, house+, and travel) does not require house participation for 3rd graders and runs travel practice 2x per week plus friendlies and tournaments - though the current 3rd/4th grade coach at least isn't doing nearly as many tournaments as even the 4th/5th grade coach.

I know Arlington requires house participation for softball through 10U, but I don't know of any others that do.[/quote]

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