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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My varsity athlete followed a different path than everyone else on the thread I think. Played mostly rec and all-stars / select, but took lessons to specialize in a position. That kept it fun but not intense. But she had friends who followed the same path and definitely hit the drop-out point, so I don't think her path is a guarantee of anything. Having multiple daughters I have seen over and over again that sometimes early specialization really works for a girl. Sometimes it really doesn't. Sometimes kids will bounce to a new sport even in high school. Sometimes kids will act like they aren't interested and yet keep playing. There are SO many variables.

I think the biggest things is: know your own daughter, make sure being active and involved in sport is a team value, and support her taking things the direction she wants to take them (with a little pushing on follow-through where needed, but again know your kid). [/quote]

So are you saying that your kids only played one or two sports their whole lives?[/quote]

We did a little dabbling in the preschool years but other than a year of swim she picked softball only at 8, her choice.

Look I'm not saying it is the right answer. I'm saying it was right for her.[/quote]

That is the way my daughter was with basketball.  I think she figured out how the politics worked and the coaches in the other sports just weren't going to pay attention to her.  She made the decision.  It sort of impacts our younger son also, because she's pretty much told him soccer and swimming sucks.

She just gets considerable enjoyment out of basketball, very focused comes out of every practice or game glowing.  She wouldn't let me drop summer rec swim though, that is still fun, but no more tryouts for club swimming.[/quote]

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