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This is actually why I wouldn't have my kid take the travel team path so early.  Either my kid is a great athlete and they'll make the team in middle school or high school when it's the right time and developmentally appropriate.  Or my kid is an average athlete and really why would I want them to spend their whole lives starting from when they're 8 years old playing one sport that they'll mostly never play again after high school.  I'd rather have them learn an instrument or do a wider variety of activities.  Evidence has shown that a lot of these kids get injuries too from overplaying at one sport too young.

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Well, there's always the chance that your kid really loves the sport.  For instance, I've tried everything to get my DS involved in other things.  I've enrolled him in martial arts and guitar lessons (after already suffering through a miserable year on the trombone in 4th grade) and scouts and soccer and...all that really comes back is that he absolutely loves baseball.  So, he gets to play baseball.  He's good enough for travel so we do travel.  We don't have visions of scholarships (especially with baseball) or the pros (especially with baseball) or, even really, high school (the competition in baseball is fierce).  But he's doing an activity/ sport that he enjoys and he's making friends.  So, it's worth it. [/quote]

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