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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sure it's intimidating for kids who aren't that athletic trying to join a sport so they have something to put on a college application. Why do there have to be tryouts? Why can't kids join because they want to? Adults put so much pressure on kids trying to make them into overachievers because everything is so competitive these days.

Watching the Olympics, I noticed Americans seem so obnoxious compared to people from other countries. It's as if they are so self-centered they don't even really see how they are acting like buffoons, and I'm an American.  Everyone's behavior is so over the top nowadays.  [/quote]

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There are tryouts so they only take the best, most athletic players and ‘win’ championships and tournaments. Its messed up how young we start our kids on this track of competition for the rest of their lives. [/quote]

People may not realize how it works in Europe and then come to the conclusion it isn’t so competitive

Most top soccer clubs are training kids at 5 years old where the kids may be boarding at the club.  It’s super competitive and kids are often cut and replaced by better players all the time.

These kids live and breathe their sport with school taking a backseat.

The difference is that kids that aren’t on these ultra competitive teams know at an early age that they are now playing their sport for fun…there are no college sports.

You don’t ever see the young superstars training unless you happen to live near these training academies.

It’s a very different system…but one would argue actually more competitive and cutthroat.[/quote]

Agree.

Les’s pay to play model of phony travel leagues too. USA keeps the hope alive whilst charging $3000/year to be in a team plus $100/hr private coaching. Some parents don’t know when to pull the plug. But some natural athletes, who are coachable and put in the time, go on to soar! [/quote]

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