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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a DD who is good, not great, at soccer.  She likes it, has been playing since she was 4 and is pretty good.  I think she could be really good but she would need to do some individual coaching, go to weekly footskills and probably do travel team (if she made the team).  However I don't see how we could possibly do this since both DH and I work full time and have other kids who also do sports and other activities.

In order for a kid to really excel at sports doesn't it end up really taking a lot of the parents time and commitment?

I am conflicted though since I was a 3 sport varsity athlete in high school, played travel soccer and AAU basketball, etc.  My parents gave up a ton of time to shuttle me around to year round sports.  [/quote]

How old is your child? The answer is if she cares enough that she wants to improve then she has to work at it herself. I was a three sport athlete in high school (Olympic development state team, travel) and was recruited for and played in college (NCAA nationals multiple years). Your child must work on fundamentals on their own. It’s not sustainable for your lifestyle and it’s probably not great for your child if you are committing so hard to soccer if she’s young. Does she run on her own? When I was nine I was running on my own after school for conditioning and doing abs and circuits that I set up on my own. You can throw money at stuff but if your child isn’t passionate you are wasting your money. [/quote]

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