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[quote=Anonymous]For basketball, lots of organizations do skills classes to teach kids the basic skills required to play.  That's a GREAT way to start.  Parents sometimes sign kids up for rec leagues when the kids have never played basketball before, and it's a disaster --- if they don't know how to dribble, for example, they will get called for travelling every time they touch the ball.

Skills classes start young, are usually really low key and are a great way to introduce the sport.  I assume the same exists for soccer and other skill sports.

And -- about scholarships, about 3% of high school basketball players will play in college.  A fraction of those get scholarships (others are walk ons or play D3).  Around here, for boys even to play in high school you need lots of talent/athleticism/size or to play many years of year round AAU/travel ball.  High school ball assumes year-round conditioning, summer league, tournaments and 5 day a week practices.  Don't expect your kid to commit to that just in hopes of a scholarship.  The only reason to do it is if they love it. [/quote]

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