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[quote=Anonymous]Please stop saying kids on rec teams don’t care. Maybe a few 1st graders on a soccer team who are trying something new. But a bunch of fifth graders on a rec softball team? These kids definitely all care. You don’t need to be on a fancy, competitive team to benefit greatly from sports and be around kids who care.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are Americans so obsessed with kids sports?  I am just baffled.  All these parents worried that if they don't start X sport at 5, then their kid won't have a chance of making their HS team.  Really, who cares?  What am I missing.  Team sports are a giant pain in the ass.  There are so many other activities kids could be doing that are easier to schedule.  I get that it's great to be on a team and it has positive benefits etc but that applies to a rec team, or any other activity that has been sacrificed to do the team sport (an instrument, individual sport, more focus on academics, more sleep, less stress). [/quote]

If you've never committed to a sport you wouldn't understand. The comraderie on a rec team where none of the kids actually care is nothing like being on a team where you are putting in blood, swear and tears. It's not for everyone but what's not to 'get' that it is a great experience for a lot of kids? Plenty of kids are able to be on competitive teams and also focus on academics. Time management is best learned in middle and high school. [/quote][/quote]

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