Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 12:37     Subject: How far do you travel to practice?
Wow, my limit is 10 minutes. If it's not happening in Vienna, our family won't be a part of it.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 12:36     Subject: How far do you travel to practice?
Anonymous wrote:I’m in for a long commute this fall as my son made a high level team that is over an hour away. What’s the longest you would commute? Am I crazy?


How old is he? is he serious about the sport?

Why tryout for a team so far away? Nothing local?
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 12:33     Subject: Re:How far do you travel to practice?
You are crazy. We do 20-30min. 3x per week and it is a lot.

My son wanted to move to another team but it's 45min. drive. NOPE!
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 11:36     Subject: How far do you travel to practice?
33 minutes door to rink to play on a AA hockey team for 10 yo. Old "A" team as only 15 minutes. Not sure the extra "A" is worth the drive, but DH assures me it matters.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 11:29     Subject: How far do you travel to practice?
20-25 minutes. No carpool, unfortunately. I would not do an hour.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 11:28     Subject: How far do you travel to practice?
20 monitors to arrive at 5pm. I would not do an hour if I had other kids at home.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 11:21     Subject: How far do you travel to practice?
Never in a million years UNLESS my kid was so good and so committed that this would help with D1 achievement.

If it was to just continue playing, continue to improve, never.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 08:16     Subject: How far do you travel to practice?
I might consider 30 minutes if we had a carpool arrangement. No way I would do a 2 hour round trip on a regular basis.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 08:05     Subject: How far do you travel to practice?
There was a dad in our fencing club who commuted over an hour a day for his two sons. They did homework in the car and it seemed to work for them. High level fencers plus highly regarded instruction he just couldn’t get in his hometown.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 08:04     Subject: How far do you travel to practice?
^ January and February only, of course.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 08:03     Subject: How far do you travel to practice?
Our farthest is a ski team. Practices weekends and it’s 1.5 hours a way. Tend to stay overnight.

Regular practices for other kids - 35 minutes max.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 07:58     Subject: How far do you travel to practice?
An hour each way? How many times a week? This would never work with my family. How would your kid get homework done? Sleep?
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 07:56     Subject: How far do you travel to practice?
Ours is 30min each way 3x weekly. No one to carpool with but so far it is doable.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 05:42     Subject: Re:How far do you travel to practice?
I think it would depend how often and how long the practices are scheduled. Swimming at a high level is a 6 day a week commitment, sometimes with multiple practices per day for older age groups. There is no way I would be up for a one hour commute. That being said I hardly think you are the only parent with that kind of a drive. Is carpooling an option?
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2022 00:52     Subject: How far do you travel to practice?
I’m in for a long commute this fall as my son made a high level team that is over an hour away. What’s the longest you would commute? Am I crazy?