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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate the fact that kids get no playing time, and that parents and coaches bully us into thinking that they have to just sit there and take it with no complaints. I had my daughter quit a club sport that we had paid for for this reason. The coach was not kind to her and spread a nasty lie about why she quit. I say this because I think this kind of sports culture is toxic, and it teaches kids to just take abuse from coaches, bosses and other authority figures. It’s not what I want my kid to take away. I’d rather they prioritize academics, work, leadership, etc. let your kid quit.[/quote]

This this this. My kid was a starter and I still thought it was too much of a time suck and the coaches treated everyone other than the stars like crap. You also weren’t allowed to read a book even if you were injured and had to sit and watch the kids practice. If my kid wasn’t getting any play time, I’d have him fake an injury and quit. [/quote]

My younger son 'quiet quitted' last Fall.   :lol:  By October, he started putting the time with the Club team instead and I think missed the last two games of the season, as well as practices.  HUGE HS roster.

We prioritize academics.  My kids are both straight A honors/AP students and the Club practice schedule (even at the highest level) is much more in sync with school work.  It's set and predictable.  And the coaching and level of play so much better.

My older son didn't even put the Fresh&Soph year HS sport participation for that sport in the common app activities list last year.  He did have 4-years of club sport and so many other notable things to fill up the space.

He had so much more time for academics junior year by not doing the Fall HS sport and just doing it as club sport and other Club activities.

He was accepted into 3 T10 schools and a bunch of T20s so, no, it didn't have any effect on him.  IN FACT, if he had stayed with it would have caused a lot more stress.

Oh---and older kid walked on varsity team at a D1 school so it also had zero impact on the sport too.

They get over the 'glory' of HS pretty quick.  By end of November nobody even cares and the school year goes on as usual.[/quote]

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