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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not a fan of any child being allowed to quit a sport's team midseason.  It just sends the wrong message about commitment and teamwork.  I would have your DS tough it out, if I were you, and learn from the experience.  [/quote]

I am also not a fan of 2 sports per season. They always end up letting one of the teams or coaches down due to conflicts.

By 2nd grade we were a 1-sport per season per kid family.  They excel at many sports, we make them choose 1.[/quote]

+100

My boys love sports and could, in reality, play on travel teams in 3 different sports. YET-- we make them choose 1-per season.

It's a competition in this area to have your kid in as many sports as possible.  We have a first grader on my youngest son's soccer team that is doing 3 this spring (soccer, lacrosse and baseball).  He misses every practice and 1/2 the games.  For the coach (who is given just enough players) it leaves him in the lurch a lot when so many kids are missing for other sports.

The kids are also frazzled coming from one game directly from the other and can't concentrate or give their best.[/quote]

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