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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not a scam, but businesses run for the purpose of generating profits.  I'm at the tail end of a travel sport with my high schooler, and we could've done without it. We would have had more mutually enjoyable vacations and experiences had we avoided that scene. [/quote]

It is a scam. Not every kid who plays travel is good enough to play travel. I have seen kids on competitive basketball teams that shouldn’t even be playing basketball. How the heck they are on the travel team? Why do 9/10/11/12 year olds need to be driving all weekend to play games? Why is playing sports more important than family time and down time? How is this not a scam? Parents fall into this trap they are made to believe their kid is good and should be on travel team.[/quote]

A scam is a fraudulent scheme designed to deceive people in order to steal money, personal information, or other valuables. Most people willingly sign up for travel sports.  They aren't tricked into it.  Nothing is stolen.  Most UMC parents with kids in travel sports know it's not going anywhere.  We didn't do it at the expense of saving in our kids' 529 plans.  We did it because our kids asked and we wanted to support them and see what they could do.  I often wonder what better trips we could have taken if we didn't have travel sports eating so much of our time, but I take full responsibility for letting it get to that point. [/quote]

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