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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, most kids who play travel soccer want to do it. Most of them (who I know) also play other sports either in summer or year round as well. Lots of other kids do rec soccer and other stuff.

Then there are ballerinas or gymnasts or musicians who also practice that much or more than kids doing soccer.

There are lots of kids for who organized sports/activities holds no appeal at all and for others who like sports but are happy to do it without a structure. I know a 6th grader who I see out running all the time and who just won a major track meet.

Each kid is different and suggesting that travel soccer is inherently "too much" is applying your kids own preferences far too widely. [/quote]

You can have a balance with ecnl soccer but you need to really drive that message constantly.   Mine got way too sucked into the constant soccer and the D1 or die culture.  I did not understand that when I brought her to a top club.  She just was good and wanted to play more competitively and I had no idea it was all about college scholarships.

That said...we had a great ride and I was able to successfully insist on high academics during high school and college but that was not the culture.  You need to push back to get the balance if that is important to you and you want to communicate that value to your player.[/quote]

+1 [/quote]

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