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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a study that found that, at least for soccer, most families would be in a better position to finance college if they saved all the money they spent on trainers and tournaments in far-flung places. For all the reasons cited above, including injury, loss of interest, and simple lack of talent. Yes, a few stellar kids get scholarships, but that's really a tiny fraction. I think the study is cited in the book Soccer Head, or maybe the book How Soccer Changed the World.

Other sports may be different, I don't know.[/quote]

if your kid is doing all that before the age of 12 it is a waste of money.  The kids who were amazing at age 6-9 might not be that kid then, once a kid starts developing is when you want to evalaute things.  If you are not saving for college you are a fool.

If the kid happens to get $$ for school great but we look at it this way, if we have to ask them to get ready for practice and they push back they are not into it, they must do a sport , a music program, and volunteer at church.  we encourage them to be in different sports during different seasons.  studies show kids who od the same sport year round without other sports are more prone to injury.  save for college,  manage expectations but work hard.

our kids are in the travel level for 2 sports each, if it were a stretch financially we wouldn't do it but we fund college first.  there are soem travel programs that require your undivided commitment, those are not for us.  for some people it is but not us.  [/quote]

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