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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone else notice this? Almost all of them end up at regional public or podunk private colleges, then proceed to quit their sport after a year. And then most of them seem to transfer out to the university more (or most) of their high school friends attend. Even the D1 swimmer girl we knew quit and left her SEC university. Seems like these realities are totally ignored by the fanatic parents?[/quote]

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Yeah the sports scene is extremely crazy! Starting travel sport at a young age doesn’t seem to pay off.
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my kids all have played travel sports although not at young ages. Never ever has that been for a pay off. They get good and want a more challenging environment. If a child did that for academics or music it would be applauded not critiqued like sports. I would much prefer to go to a game 10 minutes away than an entire weekend in Norfolk. And I especially am not excited for my kid to pick a school based on where they can play but for one of them, that is important TO THEM. Many kids, maybe even most kids, enjoy playing sports and are good at it plus competitive. So even if kid gets partial sports scholarship it doesn’t come close to funds spent on sport. If you want to criticize me for indulging my kid by spending too much time or money okay but you are 1000% wrong if you think the motivation was a payoff. I suspect most travel parents are in the same mindset. [/quote]

+1  My kid played at the highest levels of travel soccer because he enjoyed the challenge and competition.  He knew that no college he would want to attend would ever be a shot for soccer and his ultimate goal is to be an MD so academics are priority.  I think competitive and motivated kids are like that no matter what, he was ultra competitive with grades also, he now attends a top 10 University because he earned it academically but still plays soccer in his local leagues and intramurals while reffing the younger travel players for extra spending money.[/quote]

I have seen a lot of kids like this too, and have one of my own.  They end up at great schools and have a blast playing club and/or intramural sports.  It’s a wonderful way to make close friends and connections outside of class and dorms. [/quote]

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