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[quote=Anonymous]This has to be a kid- driven thing. Do not under any circumstances look at your eight year old and decide that now is the time to start pushing them to excel in a certain sports so that it can help them with college admissions. Because that sport will dominate your family’s schedule and budget if they become serious enough about it that colleges are interested in them. That might be a wonderful worthwhile thing but only if it’s some thing that they love. I strongly encourage you to read Michael Lewis‘s excellent book “Playing to Win“ About the youth sports industry. He participated in it as a parent but also approached it with a journalistic eye and it’s really fascinating. Definitely the “parent college anxiety” piece is a major factor in the obscene amounts of money being spent in this market.[/quote]
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