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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter has made the team for a sport that she has been doing for many years. She currently does 4 hours of practice a week right now. Practice will be 3 days a week for 3 hours at a time (Mon, Tues, Thursday from 5-8.) She is only 9, currently in 3rd grade. This would be for next school year. Skipping practice is highly discouraged plus travel competitions. This is going to put a strain on our family, miss family dinners, etc. She really wants to do it, and I am actually discouraging it - this isn't a parent living through their kid.

Would you let your kid do it for something they have worked very hard for? [/quote]

Are most of the kids on the team homeschooled or online schooled? How is this schedule feasible for a child who goes to a traditional school?[/quote]

School 8-3:30, gymnastics 5-8. What part are you missing?[/quote]

The part where you give your kid a d*mn break. You should homeschool so that your kid can practice the sport during the day when they are at their best and fit the schooling in the spaces in between. When you homeschool, you dont need to spend as much time covering subjects as a regular school does. 1 on 1 instruction goes faster.[/quote]

Last I checked, it's 3 days a week out of 7. More than half the days they get a damn break. Relax. [/quote]

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