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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What’s up with all the travel sports trolling lately?[/quote]

+1 Let it go, people. Travel teams are a great option for some kids/families. Not all travel teams/sports are toxic. Like everything in life, it's about finding the right balance for your kid/family. Clearly, there are some bad programs and, obviously, it's not for everyone, but enough with the travel sports hate.

A more productive conversation related to travel sports might be how to move away from a "year-round season" model, which asks kids to prioritize that sport 365 days a year and inevitably leads to kids "specializing" in one sport much, much earlier than 30+ years ago. Growing up in the 1980s, there was a defined season for each sport, and most athletic kids played a different sport in the fall, winter, spring, and summer. You may have had some workouts with teams from other sports in the "off-season," but there was a definite "season" and "off-season" for each sport. [/quote]

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