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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Carting your kids around three to five days a week for practice, travel on weekends. 90% of the kids are mediocre and unappreciative, mostly using it as a social activity.

Why do so many get sucked into this lifestyle? I'm close to deleting facebook because I'm so tired of [b]everyone[/b] "winning" some obscure swim-lax-soccer-volleyball-etc. "tournament" [b]every[/b] weekend.[/quote]

Because we have the money and you don't?  [/quote]

The travel sports obsession is overwhelmingly desperate middle class social climbers.[/quote]

LOL! My husband is a travel sports coach and is now a retired pro baseball player. His club is very competitive. Any many kids are on on "scholarship " because they have the talent, just not the money. I'd say a good 75% of his team upon HS graduation gets either a partial scolarship or gets addmitance to a school they otherwise wouldn't get in. My oldest child plays ball at a D1 school and got a 75% ride which we declined, as we didnt want to take money from those than need it. Sports can offer amazing opportunities in life and even if doors are not open, it builds great life skills.

Continue to drink your haterade, sorry you were picked last for dodgeball and havent recovered, but I've lived and breathed sports for the last 24 years of my life and have seen so many doors open and so many kids grow into great well rounded adults with good leadership and teamwork life skills.[/quote]

This. And we parents have so much fun going along for the ride. There's nothing like whatching your kid perform. They grow up so fast and with sport, it is fun, exciting and the whole can partake, even if you're just a spectator. [/quote]

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