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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I don't really see anyone saying the kid is forced. I get that the kid wants to do it. What many of us are saying is that it's too much of a drain on family time. I'm shocked how many parents are happily spending so much time away from their spouse and other child(ren). I like my spouse and other child too much for that. [/quote]

OP said "I know some of these kids might legit love doing this for the love of the game, but how many others are simply being pushed to do all this by their parents? " implying that they kid do not enjoy this and are being pushed by their parents. I guess assuming that parents love going to tournaments every weekend.

What are people doing all weekend for "family time"?  Even when we are home we have to divide and conquer a lot. That is life with kids who do any activities because past the point of toddlerhood kids have different interest.

I get that the amount of travel varies by sport. Ours is 5 weekends a year. Sometimes we all go together and other times we traded off.  It's nice to get some one on one time with the kid traveling or with the other kid at home. [/quote]

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