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<p>I get your point but also ask…what if the kid wants to? My D is a just-OK player in a certain sport. She gave up the off-season travel stuff in favor of her other sport a couple of years ago. Yet, she still enjoys playing on the school teams for both, and spends a good two hours a day (double that on game days) playing the one she is not a star at. </p>
<p>I’m OK with it because she enjoys playing, practice keeps her healthier, she gets good social time out of it.</p>
<p>Now if I were forcing her to do it for college reasons, that would be something else and perhaps closer to what you were saying?</p>