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[quote=Anonymous]I think things have changed since we were kids. I was a D1 scholarship athlete and it was driven by me the whole way. One of my parents did rec/town sports growing up and was a decent athlete, but nowhere near elite. The other was/is not at all athletic. They didn't do any research on the best clubs/teams or coaching. They just signed me up for whatever was closest to home and whatever was easiest in terms of carpooling, until very late HS when I pushed them to let me join a different team that ended up being instrumental in setting me up for college. Maybe if they had been more involved I would have been even better... or maybe I would have felt too much pressure from them and burned out.

I'm not even sure my parents' approach would even work anymore because everyone is getting caught up in finding "the best" at younger and younger ages. I find myself getting caught up in it now with my own kids' sports... looking up the small group trainings and camps, researching clubs, etc. My kids have very much chosen their sports, but this area makes it hard to keep up while being chill.[/quote]

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