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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]we are a travel hockey family. I have absolutely no hope or expectation that my child will play in college. There comes a point in hockey where you have just outgrown a rec/house team and you don't really have a choice but to play travel if you want to progress and continue to grow with the sport. The amount of time and money is a little nutty. Well, the money is really nutty. And I can't stand some of the other parents. But, my kid loves hockey. We aren't living vicariously through him because none of us ever played it. We are on our 7th year of travel. Some kids are the same. Some aren't. Played for a variety of coaches. He wants to play in high school. We do it because he loves it. And to be honest, those tournaments are where a lot of close bonds among the team are formed. [/quote]

Ditto, but travel soccer. We spend probably $5k per kid on soccer all in per year. We can afford it. If we couldn't, we wouldn't do it. Our kids are active, disciplined, hard working, have learned to weather ups and downs/wins and losses, etc. They've made great friends, had a lot of fun, gotten better at their sport, learned great leadership and time management skills as well as how to function as part of a team.  In travel soccer, yes, there are politics, jackass parents/coaches/kids, expenses, inconveniences, etc. but for the most part, the pros have far outweighed the cons. Our kids make a commitment each year - if they decide they've had enough, they'll finish their season and then move on (assuming they're not in a situation where they need to be removed immediately). Not sure if they'll play in college - that's up to them and it's not necessarily the end game until they set that as their goal when they get to high school. We're focused on the journey and feel it's helping them prepare for life as a grown up. Plus, it's what they love to do, the same way some kids love music or math or video games. We know it's not for everyone and we don't think other individual or team sport options (including not playing at all) are less valid or valuable. My kids have other interests (sports and non-sports), but they choose to spend the majority of time outside of school on soccer. There are certainly worse things. [/quote]

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