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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS here just abruptly announced he's done with soccer after this senior season of club soccer.  He's got D2/D3 interest and a standing developmental offer at a small club overseas.  As of less than a month ago he was actually considering finishing HS online to take advantage of that developmental offer, that's how serious he was with soccer.  He's played since he was 5, been serious about "playing after HS" since age 10...

[b]Like OP, this journey has been one heck of an investment in time, energy, sweat, tears, blood, broken bones, money...  This abrupt ending is far tougher on me as a parent than him.  He's relieved.  The pressure to be perfect, to make the next bigger team is GONE.  Coincidentally he's playing great for the club team now.  [/b]

Like others here have said - Focus on all the good memories from the journey.  Focus on the life lessons we learned.  Heck, he's chosen to stick with the team this season no matter what, even though it's a "dead end" now.

OP I will have to say, you ending your son's soccer journey for him is not cool...  Let him decide.  Find a way to make it work next year if he still wants to play that last season.  [/quote]

OP here

I think the question now is, if you had another child, would you do it again?[/quote]

DP. Definitely. But I never pushed DS into travel soccer. We had a very strict rule: if we have to push you to practice, or motivate you to do your practice/schoolwork, it stops. DS has to want this for himself, not because we want it. And it's been a lot of fun for us.

One of my other kids did competition dance and theater and that's the one that I question, FWIW. He decided this year to not go back after covid and I'm so relieved. So it's not like I am always gung ho for all activities either. But soccer? That has been overwhelmingly positive.

I would never terminate a child's soccer experience the way OP is talking about. That seems petulant and vindictive.[/quote]

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