The ones who mention the time commitment was too much but these are the kids who traveled on weekends and practice all week. They knew the time commitment involved and they spent years in club sports because someone told them that they needed it by like 7 years old. Kind of a sad outcome to quit during what should be the peak years of playing and enjoying the sport they are now proficient in.

And I hope the kids who didn’t make it were prepared for that possibility. After all that training and it wasn’t enough. Hopefully they enjoyed the years that they did play and they have good memories.

When they graduated high school, then did club sports in college.

After Fall season of senior year

My kid was on a JV team freshman & sophomore years, for a sport he'd been playing at the rec level since 6th grade. He liked the coach, liked the sport itself, but wasn't crazy about the team dynamic - got along ok on JV, but really disliked the vibe of the varsity team. He decided to drop out junior year instead of trying for varsity, and switched to track - huge team, no cut, anyone who wants to run can run. He and a group of friends all signed up together and had a great time.