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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My friend goes on and on about how she has to take her three kids to travel soccer.
We have travel soccer tonight. There are six travel soccer games this weekend. How are we going to get all our kids to their travel soccer fields? Had to wash the travel soccer uniforms. Travel soccer. travelsoccertravelsoccertravelsoccertravel[/quote]

You sound like the kind of person who might refer to their dogs or cats as your "kids". "Oh lol what my dog did today". Or perhaps you're the person who talks about your new diet that nobody cares about. Either way I'm sure you are passionate about something that nobody else gives a shit about either but they listen to you anyway. [/quote]
You missed the point. Travel! Travel! Not soccer. Travel soccer. [/quote]

This drives me batty.  I played 'select' soccer back in the day:).  It used to not be anyone with a checkbook sport.  It was that way in most youth 'select/travel' sports.  Talent was required, not just money.  I am the last one to go on and on about 'travel' because in this day and age, it's really just Rec soccer for more $$$.  The people going on about it's good because 'there is a travel team for everyone now' miss the g-damn point.  If everyone just played rec, except for the top 1% they wouldn't have to waste thousands of dollars every year and countless hours driving all over creation because the Rec programs would still have talent.[/quote]

This simply isn't true.  Rec soccer is NOT the same as a travel program today. I think the rise of travel soccer for everyone who has money has led to the demise of rec soccer, but in no way are they the same.  There should be a place for a kid who is motivated to get better and wants to play more often than once a week who isn't the next Lio Messi, but in many cases, rec soccer ain't it.  What's wrong with paying for an environment that has professional coaches, training 2-3x per week, nice fields, organized league play and tournaments, etc. even if your kid isn't in the top 1%?  If you don't want to pay, then stay in rec.  Our travel club has B teams through high school full of good kids who are good athletes who like the challenge of a travel program but know they're not going to play D1 - what's wrong with that?  They wouldn't get what they want/need from a rec program. [/quote]

That's my kid, and he is learning a lot, having a great time, and I'm happy to make it work. Beats sitting at home on his iPhone. He is a talented player but not a superstar. He plays probably 15-20 hours/week between travel and his school team. Maybe he'll play in college, maybe he won't. Up to him. In the meantime, he's had hardworking professional coaches, made tons of friends from many different walks of life (dunno who told you all that only rich kids play travel soccer although I agree that there's tons of improvement needed on that front), learned to manage his time extremely well, become quite good at a sport that's played all over the world, AND he's in fantastic shape.

For the record, to address funny PP concerns, I'm not fat. I'm 45 and in great shape.

Also for the record, I don't talk about my son's soccer life (except to mention it in context as a logistical hurdle) unless asked. The person who said travelsoccertravelsoccertravelsoccer is definitely right that some parents get REALLY carried away.  I've heard the same from lacrosse, swimming, violin parents, etc. [b]It's all boring when it's not your kid. [/b]The sooner you realize that, the less boring you will be.[/quote]

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