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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, you sound like my neighbor who thinks HER way to parent is the ONLY way to parent. She takes huge pride in her kids barely doing any activities and looks down on me as a parent for having a kid that WANTS to be busy and asks to be at her one chosen activity all the time. Yes, she's there 5x a week. Yes, that sounds insane, but it's truly where she's the happiest.[/quote]

My kid plays tennis 5x per week. His peers at his level all play much more than he does. He has friends who swim daily year round or play ice hockey at 5am before school. My friend’s daughter stopped going to school to focus more on her sport. To me, that seems extreme but they are really good at what they do. My kid is also very good at tennis but I don’t expect him to be a college recruit. His coaches all say he should be able to play tennis in college. We will see.

We know rich folks who themselves are not very impressive and their kids also are not very good at anything either. They are the ones who hold up their noses and call others strivers or try hard or whatever. That is now how I want to live nor the way I want to raise my kids. I always encourage my kids to try their best.[/quote]

5 times a week and no college? What level is this [/quote]

He will be borderline. He is an 8 UTR at age 14. I’m assuming he will be 10-11 by junior year. He plays tennis because he loves it and is good at it. He is good but we know this is not college recruit level.[/quote]

If he’s a 10 by junior year he can play D3 but I’m sure you know this [/quote]

My kid is very academic and wants to attend a top college. He should be able to play tennis for a college but the colleges he wants to attend. Everywhere we go, we are told how good our kid is at tennis. We took him to a tournament out of state and he got crushed against top tennis teens. We know other players who are around his level who seem focused on college tennis. We are not.[/quote]

So he can play at a SLAC if he wishes but he won’t be playing for Duke or Stanford. FACTS Best 14 year old in the country is an 11 BTW [/quote]

We know many kids in this borderline UTR. Some parents think their kids can go all the way. We have more realistic expectations.

We know people who have boasted about their kids all throughout their lives and their kids end up at some not so great college not recruited. I would rather be pleasantly surprised.[/quote]

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