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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 7yo son plays Academy soccer, which is about a ten-hour per week commitment. It is tough on him on the days he has practice. He is basically on the clock from the time he wakes up to the time he falls into bed at 9PM. It is a lot for such a little guy, and while he wanted to play up a year and try this out, I wonder if we will go back to rec next year. [/quote]

I thought travel soccer started at 8? Seems sort of silly to have a kid playing up before he's even old enough to start.  Once you get on that soccer treadmill it only gets worse (and I say this as a parent whose kids have played travel since U-9 and are now in high school). I'd resist the urge to push kids to play up so early.  At young ages, soccer should be about fun, and kids should be given plenty of opportunities to try other sports and activities.  Too much intensity too early is the road to burn out. [/quote]

My 7yr old daughter was asked to try out for competitive gymnastics. She made the team and has a similar time commitment as the PP's son in soccer. I am trying to be supportive because she lives for gymnastics but it makes me sad at the same time. I wish I'd put off trying out till next year. In her elite rec. league there were many more smiles on the kids faces as they trained. The conditioning this year is brutal. The fundraising and parades and all the other stuff you get sucked into eats even more time and energy. I do agree it's intense.
Having to train from after school until bedtime wasn't my idea of how her life would be. I really wish the coach would have talked to me about trying out, before he got her all excited about it.[/quote]

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