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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All my kids did high level travel in elementary and middle school and we are  very happy with that choice.  I think it had 3 big benefits.

1.  Fitness. All of my kids are  in fantastic condition (much better than their non-travel peers)

2.  Social skills & confidence.  All of my kids have good social skills, can deal with authority and are appropriately self-confident. It also ensures a significant amount of time away from screens.

3. Parent child relationship.  For us working with them on their sports “career” spending one on one time in hotels, and being with them as they went through their ups and downs was the best bonding that I can think of.   Particularly with my youngest who was cut  from a team and then working him to get in another team was a key event in his life.  When things are hard for him now I will say to him remember getting cut?  You survived that and you’ll survive this.  You can’t get that anywhere else.

But with that said, as a parent you need to approach it with the right mindset.  No matter how many opportunities you give them ultimately they have to be the ones to want it.  Additionally,  pursuing youth sports is no guarantee of athletic success or even continued interest in the sport.  You have to look at it as a healthy activity not as a down payment on the future.

Good luck. [/quote]
God damn, travel sports is like a cult for you Psychos.

I could never imagine looking at my son when dealing with a real adult problem and telling him "hey, remember when you got cut in 6th grade?"[/quote]

Are you having a bad day?  Feeling lonely?  What is the possible benefit to calling the other poster “psychos” ?

Go take a Xanax and feel better. [/quote]

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