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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is just the cream rises to the top. And if you want to be part of that cream and continue past U13 with bigger goals , you got to work harder with parent support and get to a top first team. Otherwise, it is better to drop and focus on other things. Playing in a second team or below past U13 is a waste of time unless the kid just wants to use [b]sports to hang out with friends and have fun[/b]. [/quote]
What other reason would there be to play a sport? Notice the word “play”. We play a sport. Play=fun. A job is not fun. We don’t play a job we work a job. Work is not fun. What a strange comment to suggest we drop things that are for fun and play at 13 years old or any age really. [/quote]

This language has permeated youth sports and is part of the problem. You hear parents saying their kid play sport A year round, and sport B “for fun”. Implying that sport A is some sort of job. Last I checked most of us are paying for our kids to play all of these sports not the other way around. It shouldn’t feel like a job unless or until you are being compensated in some way such as a scholarship or salary. If it feels like a job at the youth level, that’s a sign that a kid is likely to burn out before they even get the chance for the paid opportunities. [/quote]

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