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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We do it for coaches and players that are a bit more invested - even in 2nd grade. We also did it because the other option - rec- had very minimal time commitment .. [b]we wanted our child out exercising more often then just one hour one night a week.[/b] There is no in between around here unfortunately , but you can find some clubs that are more intense than others etc. [/quote]

One of my teens plays club, and hopes to play in college.  The other one doesn't play club but participates in a HS sport every season.   He doesn't want to compete in college, but almost certainly could if he wanted to.  My club player moved to club in 6th grade, and then switches sports in 8th.

I find the bolded interesting.  My kids, and particularly my club player, moved constantly during unstructured time in 2nd grade.  My more athletic kid didn't love sports practice because it involved too much standing still.  He played a couple rec sports a season because we wanted him to learn the rules, and because he liked being with his friends, but he preferred going to the pool, or playing playground basketball with his older friends, or riding his bike for hours, or making up some elaborate game that involved nonstop movement with a group of peers.

So, while I don't have any problem with the idea of a 2nd grader in club, if that's what works, the idea that the choices are sitting on the couch or playing club doesn't resonate with me.  You can put your kid in 2 sports, or use the money from club to join an indoor pool and go a few times a week, or take them to the playground, or go for a family hike or bike ride.  [/quote]

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