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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If any of your kids participate in a high level/travel sport, how do you handle events that require missed school time? My fourth grader has become very good, very quickly, at swimming and is qualifying for big multiple-day swim meets, many of them out of town. Its not like it’s all the time but seems to working out to a couple days, every other month or so. I am excited for him and want him to enjoy these opportunities but also feel a bit ridiculous taking a nine year old out of school for a sport. Of course there is some pressure from coaches to attend but I also know I can decline. Do you take your kid out of school for a sport? If so, how many times a school year and how do you approach it with the school? Thanks for any advice.[/quote]

Why is your fourth grader traveling for swimming once every other month? It makes sense to miss school for a championship meet in December and March, but monthly travel seems extreme at nine. [/quote]

Sometimes advanced groups travel more for more/faster competition, even at younger ages. It really does make a difference for swimming development.[/quote]

Not at nine years old. If anything, a fast nine-year-old would benefit from building confidence from winning events and learning to race herself. So many fast swimmers burn out once they reach high school because they have been introduced to a high school level commitment at a young age. [/quote]

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