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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does any of this depend at all on if your kid is actually playing? If they are the third string field goal kicker with almost no chance of actually getting in the game, are you as likely to go?[/quote]

My DS "played" D3 baseball.  He was on the team but only played four innings in his four years on the team.  After his freshman year, we realized he was never going to play but I still went to almost every single home game and any away games that were within a two hour drive.  He was at a school about an hour from home so going to games was not a huge burden.  I also went to his spring break games, which required a week long hotel stay.  He typically had one week day game and three games on the weekend, 45 plus games over the course of the season.

Why did I go to watch my DS sit in the stands and keep stats?  He liked it when I was there - we usually went out to eat after the games and he would never turn down a free meal!   Life is short and the time we get to spend with our almost launched children is precious.

There were a couple of other parents with sons who rarely played who would attend most home weekend games. There were also parents of starters who rarely attended games.  I would never judge parents who do or don't attend games - are there younger children at home?  is it a financial burden to travel to games?  does your job allow you to attend games?  (one of the parents was a nurse and worked weekends.)

Good luck to your son! 
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Thank you this is sweet to hear. This is OP. We already know he won’t be playing much of the time.  I do think it would be meaningful to him just to know we were there and supporting his work.[/quote]

I don’t understand this at all.  Just go visit your kid every weekend if he needs that level of support.  Why does it even matter if they play a sport?

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