<p>Definitely each school is different; as are the kids. My daughter goes to school 50 miles away. About a 40 minute drive. She’s a junior now, and we’re lucky to see her at Christmas, spring break, and summer. Of course, sometimes we could that direction and stop in and say high.</p>
<p>As far as the schools go, that’s definitely individual. My son’s high school required all sports practices, unless you were dying, or you didn’t play come Friday night football. Soccer was pretty much the same. If he had a test on a travel day, the teachers either let him take the test the day before or the day after if it was an all day travel day and he was going to miss the class. Basically a lot of common sense. </p>
<p>He averaged about 20 hours a week of practice with about another 5 hours a week in the weight room. Off season was 10 hours a week in the weight room. This was the commitment you made if you wanted to play. If you didn’t commit, you weren’t kicked off the team or anything, but your playing time could very well be affected. Obviously each sport is different. Sports that revolve around plays and certain people being in certain place, such as football or basketball, required a much more disciplined practice schedule. Soccer, track, swimming, and some others were more flexible. At least in our school. Of the 3 colleges I have direct experience with, the same held true. Sports like Football and Basketball had a very demanding schedule. Some of the others worked around the student’s schedule a little better.</p>