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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, thanks for this post. My DS is early in the travel journey and we're debating whether this is a good decision or not. We already plan so much time around his sports' schedule that I can't imagine what it'll be like heading to SC/NC for weekends, too. At present, the kids all do well academically so I'd like to focus on that. Even if DS is good enough to play D3, what's the point in that? He'd spend so much time in practice and games that he'd miss out on the academics of college.

I think our kids would gain just as much athleticism and love of team sports playing on a lower tier team with less commitment as playing travel. I'm planning to get out while we still can and spend that extra time and money on academics and family time. [/quote]

[b]How he spends his time in college is really up to him.
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While kids activities should not be indulged beyond the families financial or real logistical or time constraints but purposely holding a kid back from their potential only closes opportunities later. I don't know if your son can play D3, D2 or D1 and it may not even matter to him but it is best to let him drive his ambition within the boundaries of what your family can reasonably accommodate. [/quote]

Nope, not really. If I'm paying for school at 100%, it's not entirely up to him to skip school for sports. And in all honesty, chasing a college soccer dream has very minimal ROI. There is little to no point in this country. Sports are great but academics are better. DS will get far more out of his studies than he ever will with travel sports. And let's just say kid - any kid- is good enough to play MLS, have you seen the average salary for that? Doesn't make any sense to me. Get a degree in a field that delivers a way to have a paying career. Sports only pay their way if you are in the top .001%. So study, kids![/quote]

Eh, I'd argue that there are different kinds of ROI. One of my best friends in college was captain of our football team. Did he go on to play in the NFL? Nope, he went into banking. But he left school with excellent time management skills and a HUGE network of friends with whom he's still in touch.

I think that counts for something.[/quote]

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