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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who is demanding this?[/quote]

+1. "We" are not a sports-obsessed society. Certain groups are sports-obsessed, and you decide whether you want to buy into it. If the kids like it and you can afford it, I think it's nice to let them play a sport or two. But it's not like they won't get into college if they don't play a sport every season (and in fact, elite colleges don't even like well-rounded students. They prefer students who have demonstrated passion and commitment to one or two things that are really, really important to them).[/quote]

+1[/quote]

Again, and this comes up every time sports are mentioned - if you don't have a 'sports' kid, you JUST DONT GET IT.  for these kids, [b]they live and die for sports.  Their friends largely do, too[/b].  The idea that 'it's nice to let them play sports' is, for these kids, the same as saying 'it's nice to let them read' or whatever for yours.[/quote]

Because otherwise they couldn't be social. I'm sure if they had the option to run around the neighborhood or in the woods unattended they would prefer that to driving for 30 minutes and getting instructions. [/quote]

Sure, but that's not what's happening.  We hike on weekends etc - my kids are like cubs, they need to RUN and there are so many wonderful things about sports.  They're still young and we aren't going to become those 4am people but again - if your  kids aren't sports kids, you dont get how motivating it is for them.[/quote]

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