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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, if it's not a good fit, let it be her choice. There will be plenty of other competitive sporting opportunities through the years. Something NOT to do is keep her on the team because you like being a swim team parent for you own socializing. Op, you did not allude to this, it's just I've seen it so often.[/quote]

Hah, I don't socialize with anyone, I just see it a good chance to keep her active in sweltering summer. I can't get her to swim laps when it's just us, but she is learning strokes, taking on her fears of competing, and getting good exercise when it's hard to in the heat. I will just have to help her accept she may be one of the slower swimmers b/c it is not 'her' sport.

Are there really no sport seasons anymore, kids have to pick their sport and train all year? We are not athletic, and I like the idea of soccer and tennis in fall spring, ice skating and skiing in winter, and swimming in summer. But folks are doing indoor soccer training and soccer camp academies, swimming in year round programs, it feels hard to just dip into sport for fun and comradarie. [/quote]

There are absolutely still "sport seasons". And kids can "dip into the sport for fun and camaraderie". These are generally recreation or house teams. We have two daughters. One is a year round swimmer., who is 11. It is her passion. For fun, she plays house basketball in the winter. We have an older daughter (13) who plays travel soccer. It is her passion. For fun, she also plays house basketball in the winter. Yes, for their primary sports they pretty much train year round - but that is their choice. At early ages we exposed them to many sports and activities (even piano and singing) and let them decide what they enjoyed. They made their choices - not because we said pick one but because they loved specific sports and wanted to focus on them. They understand the commitment and as it is their passion, it is still fun for them. They look forward to going to practice. They find fun and camaraderie in these sports.

They also find fun and camaraderie in basketball during the winter. What I think a lot of people don't realize sometimes is that there are WAY more kids playing house or recreation sports than year-round competitive sports. Most discussions you hear (or find on chat boards) are by the alpha-type parents (myself included at times) who think that the year round, competitive environment is what is the norm. It's really not, again, the bigger number of participants are in the house and recreation programs.

I would encourage you to do what is best for your family and let your kids choose what they want to do, and what works best for your family dynamic. Playing sports seasonally is great and should be encouraged. It is still possible to dip into sport for fun and camaraderie. [/quote]

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