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Its the same as missing granny's birthday the world won't end either, Or if your kid failed a test. the world won't end. I do think too many families over commit in all areas.[/quote]

You're making my point for me.

Studying for a test or attending Grannies birthday is overcommitting.  :roll: [/quote]

NP.  Absolutely.  These kind of loser parents with no sense of perspective spoil youth sports in this region.   As an ex-athlete I find it weird and more than a little sad (reality check - even D1 college athletes aren't &quot;elite&quot;, very few will make a profession out of their sport.   As for the many many &quot;elite&quot; youth sports teams in this area, who themselves only send a handful even to such D1 college ie: AMATEUR programs, - c'mon, get over yourself!).

Hopefully kids learn multitasking and can do it all (arguably one of the main benefits of participation in youth sports) - but when something has to give it is going to be kicking a ball around that weekend not their education or family.  
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It is not about the importance of youth soccer, it is about commitment to team.  If you have a key role on the team, randomly missing games for Granny's birthday or to study for a test can really hurt the team.  They committed to you but if you casually miss games then you are not returning the commitment to them.  So it should not just be about Granny &gt; Youth Soccer or Academics &gt; Youth Soccer.  Of course as a pure head to head comparison they are, but when you commit to the team you find a way to make both work if at all possible.  A few hours for a soccer game does not ruin Granny's birthday and time can be budgeted to study for that test.[/quote]

Totally agree with the above poster Do your best to fulfill all of your commitments. Sometime you just have to burn the candle at both ends to make it work. Thats life you learn to either better schedule your non emergencies. Or you learn not too take on more than you can handle. Its not about Granny, studies, or soccer. Its about life.[/quote]

Agreed.  DS' squad were world beaters at home because the full compliment of players would show up for home games.  Away games were a crap shoot as to how the team would perform.  They usually barely had 11/12 players for away games and lost or tied many of those games.  Home games they would routinely have the full squad of 18.  Many of those who missed away games were the talented wingers/strikers who scored the goals...  [/quote]

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