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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree that travel starts way too young.

I think a better split would be kids who take it seriously and are willing to work at it (regardless of skill level) and those who just want to play and have fun a couple hours a week.[/quote]

Yes.  It never happened before 4th/5th grade when I was a kid.  Now it starts with tryouts in 2nd grade (or even sooner!)  wtF??  I feel like it's the same with GT tracking kids in school---we push it farther and farther down to younger and younger ages.  Just like soccer---if a kid is taught to read at home and doing math Kumon worksheets from the age of 3-4, he/she will 'appear' smarter when they arrive with kids that were in play-based preschool or 'normal' parents.  Just like soccer---at a later age--true giftedness/intelligence starts to take over, like genetic soccer potential.  [/quote]

It's a money grab for U9 and adds serious $ to the club. In the US, there's no reason for the travel to start so young. [/quote]

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