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[quote=Anonymous]This is an interesting thread. I am sympathetic to the OP, because I’ve definitely seen a lot of bad behavior from over-invested, clueless parents,  and we’ve encountered plenty of petty random or egomaniacal coaches. But overall we’ve had a very positive experience with three kids playing travel sports. We’ve made lasting friendships with other parents and have enjoyed the time in the car or hotels with our kids and the other kids in the carpool..

Thinking back, though, I really agree with the posters who said the B or C teams are often the best place to develop, so long as there is a good training structure and committed families. Our two kids who played/are playing at that level love their primary sport completely. Our eldest went from a C team to club in college, to adult league, and she has ended up with so many close friendships from that experience. Our youngest is on a B team now, with just the sort of talented and ambitious coach a PP mentioned you can often find at that level. If this kid takes a step up, it will be due to the positive coaching and team experience he’s had along the way. And at this level we’ve been surrounded be happy, grounded parents and kids for years.  Our middle kid is such an outstanding athlete that he was always among the top players on the top team, and because of that we were insulated from the negativity that his friends who weren’t starters felt. To a person, the parents of the starters felt like those years were mostly positive and the parents of the bench players didn’t, even though most of the kids were recruited and are playing in college now. Proximity to the perceived brass ring can definitely be toxic for a lot of people. [/quote]

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