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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it depends on the goals for the child and the child's talent.  I have a talented kid who, like a previous poster's kids, said, can probably play multiple sports, maybe two in high school, and still get a scholarship in college.  But if he wants to go pro, he will have to specialize probably by middle school.  I think this is applicable to a few team sports such as soccer and basketball, and probably individual sports.

It doesn't mean they can't be multisport.  Just that all other sports are on a rec level or seasonal.  [/quote]

I'm trying to understand. You have a pre-middle school child and you're certain they will be not only a scholarship college athlete but also play professionally? What sport could you possibly be so sure about??[/quote]

NP here- it’s not common by any means but I do know a kid who “casually” does the same travel sport my kid does, and is a nationally ranked athlete in their primary sport.  Not sure about professional success but barring catastrophic injury, this kid will most definitely be a collegiate scholarship athlete. [/quote]

Are you talking about pre middle school kid here? I can’t think of a sport that has national rankings for individuals at that age.  I guess sports like fencing might. And swimming kind of does in that you can see where there times rank on a National level per event. [/quote]

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