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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My story is very similar to OP but zero regrets.

I'd rather have my kids playing sports (which they still love) learning discipline, commitment, being active and around other kids that love the sport, than all day at home doing nothing.[/quote]

If only those weren’t the only two options. Oh, wait. They aren’t![/quote]

This. There are lots of ways for kids to play sports and be active, even at high levels, without being on travel sports teams that dominate and disrupt the entire family. Travel sports are, honestly, a scam. Kids can play in local leagues and school leagues. If they are talented and you have the means, you can invest in private training. You don’t need to be spending every weekend in hotels for your kid to develop skills and a love for the sport. You definitely don’t need to do this to help your kid be active!

The worst part is that often siblings of the kid on a travel team are stuck doing nothing on these trips while their sibling is playing. How is that any different than sitting around at home all day? You think being in a car and then sitting around hotel rooms and athletic complexes are better for these kids than being home? No.

Sports are great. Travel sports are dumb investments for sucker parents who are too insecure, obsessive, and competitive to see that they are a waste of time and money. [b]When I meet a kid in travel sports, I lose respect for their parents.[/b] Maybe one in a thousand, or one in ten thousand, of these kids is so talented and invested in that sport it’s worth it. But otherwise? What a dumb thing to spend money and precious family years on.[/quote]

Question- Do you "lose respect" to their face or just on an anonymous internet forum?  [/quote]

My kid got 200,000 dollar scholarship. Bawahaaa. [/quote]

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