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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This has been our first year of a club sport that requires some amount of travel and weekend tournament out of town. My child wanted to play a sport beyond rec and travel was the only real option. It was her idea not ours and we figured a year of  playing and practicing year round would certainly show just how much they liked the sport.

I have never understood the assumption with a lot of kids sports, especially when the sport gets to the point of being a major time and lifestyle commitment,  that parents are forcing them to do it. I hear this on the swim board when discussion of early morning practice come up. "That is child abuse. I can't believe people force their kids to do that." Believe me if my kid complained or had to be dragged out of bed I certainly would not be pushing them to continue because I sure as hell don't want to be getting up at that hour to drive them.

Same goes for travel sports. They are a huge financial and time commitment. I can't imagine most kids are being forced into them. My kid approached me about paying travel.  I am sure some kids are pushed by their parent, but I would bet that is the exception more than the norm. [/quote]

We occasionally threaten to stop the travel when behaviors or grades need to improve.  So clearly the kid sees it as a reward.[/quote]

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