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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Travel parents really vary. I have 2 on travel teams and consider the whole thing a nuisance- but a necessary evil if a kid wants to play their sport in high school. Neither of mine has any chance to play or desire to play in college. Just high school. We aren’t “into it” as parents at all- often don’t even attend in town games, &  we take turns taking them to out of town tournaments. We are polite to the other parents and make an appearance at “social stuff” once in awhile and don’t stay long. We have other kids and other things to do. I’d say 1/3 to 1/2 of the other parents are like us.

The rest- yes- are obsessed and make it into their family lifestyle and the center of their social world. Whole family attends every game and tournament, lots of parent socialization, usually a ton of drinking etc. I find it a bit unhealthy TBH (and often feel really sorry for the siblings of the players- maybe they’d like to do something else once in awhile?? ) but to each their own. I would imagine the parents in this group will have a hard time transition after travel sports end, yes. [/quote]

Yes.  Some people are really into it.  A lot of partying and drinking with other families and I also feel bad for the siblings or sometimes I’ve seen it’s always one parent with the kid who is very enmeshed and then sibling and other parents are just home a lot.

I hated it and couldn’t wait for it to end.  So no hard time transitioning for me.
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What sport is this?  We never partied with other parents on our kids’ teams.  Just chatted on the sidelines or in the hotel at tournaments.  Also, I’ve never heard of whole families (including other siblings) going to tournaments.  At most, one parent would go. [/quote]

Hockey and swimming [/quote]

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