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[quote=Anonymous]OP, in answer to your question, it is certainly not "easy" to do both high level sports and high level academics.  Whether it's possible to do it, and in a way that allows some life outside of the two big commitments, depends on the kid and the sport.  We are doing this experiment now with a son who practices soccer 4 nights a week for 3-4 hours including the commute and has a number of away games on weekends that require overnight travel.  He managed it well in middle school.  We felt like his devotion to soccer actually helped him take school more seriously because he saw how well it worked out for the older kids in his program who were good students.  But high school has a lot more homework, and we'll have to see if he's able to juggle everything successfully.  It's very stressful, though he does manage to spend time with close friends most weekends (in addition to his many soccer friends, who he sees almost daily).

I will say that we are pleased that his soccer schedule limits his social life for most of the year.  When he has free time in the summer to hang out with groups of friends from school and accept more party invites, we become much more aware of how tricky it can be for teens to stay on a smart and safe path.    [/quote]

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