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[quote=Anonymous]Echoing what pp said about boys vs girls. DD was able to continue playing with her club team for her “primary” sport and then also played for her school teams (primary plus two others). She’s a strong athlete so obviously that helps, but the reality is that the school doesn’t have enough girls each season—or maybe just barely does—so she’s been able to continue to play. She has had to miss some practices for her club team but her primary sport takes a pause during the HS season so it’s not been a big deal.

DS on the other hand has had to give up all but his primary sport now that he’s in HS. He played for his school teams every season, rec basketball in the winter, and “primary” club team year round up through middle school. In HS, however, he needs to continue to train and get face time with the coaches year round if he wants to continue to get playing time on his team. It’s sad honestly, but it’s very much an arms race and our friends’ boys have had similar experiences in different sports at different schools. The only exceptions are 1. Boys who go to very small schools with less competitive athletics or 2. Boys who have something (size, strength, skill wise) that coaches are willing to overlook missed training while they juggle another sport or outside team. [/quote]

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