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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]This area is competitive, selective, and has a lot of parents with a lot of money.[/quote]

This is true of almost any urban or suburban area in America. You might be surprised how much worse Texas, CO, and CA can be than here, or even Florida where certain sports never stop. I don't think it's at all specific to DC/NOVA/MD.

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I hear in other parts of the country, kids get homeschooled and such when they are really good at sports.  THat would be unheard of (or really frowned upon) here.[/quote]

This happens with serious classical musicians as well. The only way you can practice for six or seven hours a day.[/quote]

This is really interesting, thanks. I did not know this.  For some reason, I thought serious musicians practiced intensely for a couple blocks a day totaling about 4 hours?[/quote]

Yes the Olympic athletes are all homeschooled by tutors.

Other routes are boarding school for hockey or skiing plus do a state team simultaneously.

Another route is move south where there is year round play and big baseball, softball, tennis or swim academies for teens.

The weather here sux for baseball and softball. And we don’t have the indoor infrastructure that Florida or Texas or Las Vegas has.  Do you know how heavily subsidized and huge hockey is in summerlin burbs of Vegas? Huge facility with nearly free donated gear and tons of instructors. [/quote]

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