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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know there are a couple obvious, valid answers:

- Love of the sport
- Athletic scholarship

But being a college athlete seems intensely time consuming and disruptive to both studies and social life (I say this not having been a college athlete).  Taking money out of the equation and assuming you can enjoy your sport on a more casual basis (rec leagues, etc), what are the advantages of pursuing a sport in college?

Asking in case it's relevant to one of my kids.[/quote]

You obviously are not an athlete oh gosh [/quote]

Thus why I asked.  Thanks for participating.

Thanks to all for the answers.  I don't know if my kids will be good enough, but they have the potential and seem to enjoy their sports.[/quote]

OP don’t let them shame you. We have elementary age kids and their passion and talent for soccer are consuming our lives! 3x week practice, the games, the tournaments, and at least one son plays baseball too. It’s a lot. I’m lucky because I have a friend who admitted that all the sacrifices she gave up for super competitive high school sports and college athletics were NOT worth it. The lost events in her social life…. The family weekends and money sucked into a vacuum of sports always on a holiday weekend.. she loved her sport but if her kids don’t play it at that level she is fine with it!!!! 
I obviously will be too. For what it’s worth, we are in MoCo and each kid’s academy level soccer is 2K A YEAR. It’s crazy!!!! We will have invested over $20,000 in each kid’s sports by the time college rolls around. Let your kids lead you and decide together as a family- what is your family culture? What are your values? What is your goal for them? Like others suggested, we love the lessons sports teach and we love that our boys love to move their bodies in a healthy way, they are super fit even for little kids and love their lives! We can’t ask for more than that and want them to have complete lives with physical activity being one of the many things they enjoy. You’ll find the balance!! [/quote]

The money you are spouting off is nothing compared to some [/quote]

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