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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the ruiner of dreams.

So many parents I know think their dc has a chance to be a professional in whatever sport the kid is interested in. The number of deluded adults I know is amazing. They don't realize the staggering odds against their dc making it on anything beyond a high school team. I've seen parents discuss this at sporting events and saw one mom cry and a dad walk away enraged when a group was discussing how unlikely any of us would know a kid who made it in professional baseball or football.

Forget tennis. If your kid isn't playing competitive tournaments by 9 or 10 you are sol. Even then the probability of your child doing anything other than making a high school team is so so small.

In the burbs here, it is not unusual for parents to pay for private coaching for little league.  [/quote]

While there are plenty of deluded parents who think their kid will go pro or get a college scholarship there are plenty of parents who pay because their kid likes the sport. My second grade son plays travel soccer, we pay for soccer camps, clinics, indoor soccer, and he gets private training once a week. I am 100% certain he will never be a pro soccer player and most likely won't get a college scholarship. However, he loves to play, we love to watch him, and there is something to be said for being the best in your grade/cohort/team in something. My son is respected at school in the afterschool program by the older boys because he is such a good soccer player. He is the only younger boy the older boys let play soccer with them. At recess everyone wants him on their team.  He can by far kick the ball the farthest and hardest and can juke kids. He tends to be a shy kid who wouldn't get noticed otherwise.  It helps him feel good about himself and make friends. So even if he only plays high school soccer the money will be worth it. [/quote]

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