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[quote=Anonymous]Maybe a digression, but I totally agree with the PP who noted how strange the obsession is with youth sports.  My kids all did various sports for fun when they were young  but now that they are in high school, their interest is dwindling which I think is completely natural since there are now other things that interest them.  Very few people go on to play their sport at the college level, and even fewer as a post college career.  But so many of my kids friends parents seem to be thinking the sports recruitment process is their kids path to college acceptance, which I think is such a risky bet. So much is beyond the kid’s control (sure, ability and training matter, but whether or not they are given an offer also depends on what skills the coach needs to fill in their team, what skills other players from accords the US are, if they can finish high school without an injury etc). I’d much rather my kids focus on what is in their control - learning the academic info they are taught.

I love to exercise and have done so my whole life but was never on a youth sports team sports team. Lifelong fitness and participating in organized sports are not the same thing.  [/quote]

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