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[quote=Anonymous]Start with the end in mind. Where can (or do you want) you kid to go with this sport? Most gymnasts get hurt and are done by middle school. Most female swimmers end up . . .(?) run of the mill college D1 - max olympics (?). I cannot name one female swimmer. Then go backwards. Does you kid “need” a scholarship? Is that your goal? Remember puberty is a game changer and the kids that are good now, might not be. My kids also picked up different sports in middle school that weren’t even on our radar screen. If your goals are reasonable - team building, exercise, fun - maybe they can achieve these goals without the burden on the family. I say this as an olympic level athlete who chose college over the olympics because there was no future in women’s sports in the 90s. So for my kids, who are older now - this was a hard no. Had they wanted to do this in high school, I probably would have been supportive. [/quote]
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