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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I find fascinating about talking to so many parents about these travel sports leagues is that almost every one of them says "but he/she loves it" after describing a weekend of spending 16 hours in the car driving 500 miles between three cities for tournaments, eating crap fast food and sleeping in budget motels.

Are the parents trying to tell me that their kid loves that crazy schedule, or are they trying to convince themselves that their kid isn't going to burn out at age thirteen and never want to kick a soccer ball again?[/quote]

I have had a kid at a high level in 2 sports, one of them soccer.  In neither sport do weekends sound anything like what you describe.  [/quote]

It depends where you live.  I know a family from upstate NY that plays in DC-area soccer tournaments once a season.  Not 16 hours, but good 6-7 hour drive.

They claim this area has the best tourneys in the northeast.  I know local kids that play and of course it’s just a drive to Germantown soccer plex.  I don’t know soccer, so have no idea if these are premier tourneys or not.

All the top baseball tournaments take place in Atlanta (summer) and Florida (fall).  If you live in Atlanta, it’s just a 20 minute drive…but teams from all over the country are playing, including CA because they are the premier tourneys.[/quote]

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