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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are Asian Americans and my DD has been the only 1 or 2 Asian players on her predominately white teams for the past two teams in different clubs in MoCo.  I wish there were more diversity. But it seems that MoCo travel teams are mostly white.

I’m not sure why but maybe Asian girls prefer to play other sports or activities???[/quote]

We are also Asian American and  we also barely see any Asian families. The ones I’ve seen are pretty good though so it maybe it’s a sport Asian families will only do if they notice that their kid has potential. [/quote]

+1. I agree. I noticed my DD really enjoyed soccer and had potential so we pursued travel. She’s U14 right now. BTW, are you in MoCo?[/quote]

We are in PG county so even less Asians here I think. But same, we have one child who has the interest and drive and the talent. His sibs play too but talented child is the reason we play travel level. I’m surprised that that is not the primary reason you put your kids in travel to be honest. I can understand a strong interest but I feel that there are rec levels where an interested child can play at their level and still have fun. We see tons of mediocre kids and crazy parents.

But I guess everyone thinks their kid is talented? Or can get better with consistency? I don’t believe the latter is possible though without the initial drive and talent though. [/quote]

It might be stereotypical, but most Asian parents push academics and instrument playing (piano, violin, etc.) over sports. (I am Asian so I’m not being racist.)

The reason why my DD started playing soccer 7/8 years ago was because her friends/classmates begged her to join. She didn’t realize she love soccer until she started playing. She wanted to play travel as her Rec teammates were not serious/focused on soccer.

I am not hoping/expecting a soccer scholarship at all but rather something to pad her college application. The father/daughter bonding because of soccer is a huge plus though. [/quote]

Asian mom here and yeah, while stereotypical, my kids grades are very impt to me and they are encouraged to excel beyond their comfort level and to take advantage of every opportunity to get better grades (retests, extra points, etc.). Basically just to put your best into everything. I’m an immigrant and I’ve always felt that this was the only way  to become successful in the US.

But I also do want my kids to excel as far as they can in anything they’re talented and interested in…hence travel soccer. We have college funds so we also aren’t aiming for scholarships, just really want to see how far the kids can take their interest and dreams. [/quote]

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