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[quote=Anonymous]It is never necessary.  It is a luxury, and an expensive one.  The question you need to ask yourself is are the costs (fees, time, etc.) worth the benefits.  My middle school kid has played on a club for the last couple years and has received strong positional training.  Loves the team and teammates.  The competition is fun and, as a goalie, being on the younger end and facing tough competition has built skills and character.  We are fortunate that the cost is not a huge sacrifice for us, although the time can be.

We also enjoy and benefit from rec (recognize the limitations there as well, coaching by volunteer parents with limited experience being chief among them).   Quality of play is often not as high, of course, but the compete just as hard.

In both cases, kids are kids.  They act like kids.  This is not a terrible thing.  We encourage enjoyment of the game and learning over winning -- not that winning is unimportant, but that it is a result more than a goal.

The advice I would give echoes what others have said.  Lacrosse is a recreational activity at that age (really, for most, at any age).  No recreational activity should be allowed to become the most important thing in a child's life.  One of the early posts said it best -- lacrosse is not more important than school.  Even if my kid's skills develop to the point that playing at a top prep program is realistic, we will not be selecting a school on the basis of the lacrosse program.  Even if they further develop to the point that college lacrosse is a realistic possibility, we will not be selecting a college on the basis of a lacrosse program.  That said, athletics is one of many factors that should properly be considered.  Moreover, the lessons learned from club sports translate to off the field and are a benefit even if you are playing on the worst club's worst team.  [/quote]

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