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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD8 plays travel soccer. She is ok. Not the best not the worst. I think if we pushed her more she could move up to the higher level teams. Is it worth it? I see other kids who are definitely pushed by their parents to do more practice individually outside of practice times or have private coaches. Not sure what the end goal is for an 8 year old.

FWIW I played travel everything growing up and loved it but never played in college.

Academics come first in our family however - both DH and I have masters or higher education and were high achievers throughout high school and college. Kids right now are doing very well in school. [/quote]

OP, respectfully, she is 8.  She is not a high achiever in soccer, and she also not a high achiever in school.  Because she’s 8, and there’s no such thing.

Let her play soccer as much as she wants right now for fun, and after she hits puberty if she seems genuinely talented and athletic and is still into it, THEN you can push her.  Nobody cares who the best 9 year old soccer player is.
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