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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know, people used to criticize black families for investing time and energy into sports as though it was the ticket to college and financial stability when, of course, only a tiny fraction of even kids playing in competitive basketball leagues or playing football at those schools that get heavily recruited by top college football programs will go on to get a full scholarship, and even fewer will wind up playing professionally. Even among those that play professionally, only a small number will have a career long enough to actually transform their lives. And many, many of the kids in these programs were instead exploited for money and prestige by the adults who run the programs, and many kids dealt with serious injuries that torpedoed their athletic careers and may even have limited non-athletic careers. And white people used to stand around and tut-tut these families.

How is travel soccer or baseball different than that, other than I guess lower concussion risk than football (lower, but not non-existent, by the way)?[/quote]

For a UMC family, travel sports are not a way out or a ticket to a better life or a real sacrifice. Everyone involved knows this. If you have to struggle or sacrifice to pay team dues, then the family is better off with the kid playing rec.  [/quote]

Exactly.  I am not aware of anyone on our travel team who views sports as a ticket to a better life.  Sports are just a part of healthy lifestyles for most UMC families.  Most of us got where we are because we're competitive by nature, and so are our kids, so our kids find their way to travel teams with out support.  At any given practice, the parking lot is filled with nice cards and there are almost no overweight parents on our team.  [/quote]

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