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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the life of me I do not understand the select/club sports mindset.

Why are we paying thousands of dollars to join clubs so kids can play on the bronze team, to travel to Topeka, to play another bronze team, to go 1-3, stay in a hotel, eat crappy food, while mom and dad bring the younger siblings along, just so they can end up fighting over who forgot to pack snacks for the kids.

How about, you save the money, spend time with the family doing something fun, productive or educational, and play school or Rec ball.

Your kid isn’t going to college on a scholarship or going to the Olympics. Most won’t even be playing the sport they are in after their sophomore year of high school. 
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Yeah. Always felt the same way. I played travel soccer and so did all of my siblings and it certainly wasn't something my parents would have been able to afford in this day and age.  Nothing like today's expenses.

That said, my kids really loved it. I absolutely despised the politics of it.  Saw such sh*t behavior of some coaches, HS, admin., parents, you name it.  We had to move around to get the kids properly developed, avoid excessive travel young and find 'good' people.

Now my kid is headed off to play in college next year, something we never were gunning for.  Self-driven. I checked out of the process when he started driving himself at 16 and looking for opportunities himself.  I was beaten down by the system and it was so painful watching what my kid went through by some real *ssholes over the years.  Rolled off his back because he loved the game and believed in himself. So thrilled to see how it ended up working out for him which seemed impossible 1 year ago.[/quote]

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