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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I would just kiss travel sports good bye. I know I will get crap on here but it's bullshit. It's not like most of these kids are going to get scholarships it pro offers. It isn't worth the stress imposed on family time. [/quote]
This post is an example of what seems to be a fairly common misperception about the benefits and goals of travel sports. For anyone who is interested, there is a good discussion of this topic in a thread in the Sports and Fitness forum titled Does Travel Soccer Really Provide an Edge.

OP, we have three kids and an activity schedule that was similar to yours when our kids were younger. It worked fine overall because we have a local grandparent who loves to see the kids play sports and wonderful carpool relationships. Failing those things we would have followed the one activity per season advice you've received here. Our high schoolers now have very intense sports commitments 5-6 days per week. Our friends who dont have local relatives have hired college students to help with driving.  All of us have extremely tight bonds with our carpool families. 
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