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[quote=Anonymous]I would answer the question two ways: 1) As a parent and former collegiate athlete, I believe sports do a lot for young people in terms of building confidence, finding and creating friendships, time management, performance feedback cycles, dealing with setbacks/adversity, finding limits, and encouraging a healthy lifestyle. There is a benefit to playing with others that are similarly committed to the sport. 2) As a former youth coach I have seen many players go on to play sports in college. Some of those players you could tell immediately that they were special. But there were other players that didn’t make travel until later or started on lower teams that wound up division 1 athletes. Similarly there were standout young players that didn’t play sports in college. You can’t tell at a young age whether a player will have a collegiate level of ability, athleticism, and commitment in that sport. [/quote]
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