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Is playing the same sport all year around too much for a child?
Posted on 4/20/16 at 10:59 am
Posted on 4/20/16 at 10:59 am
Age 9, been at it since this time last year...just wondering if a summer off is better for him or not. It's soccer. Academy>Rec>Select...I'm damn ready for a break, I just feel guilty making the decision based on my level of GAF. Literally every single weekend we're out of town for a tournament, and every night but Friday he has some form of practice.
The wife and I are done-ish. Houma this weekend, Oxford next, Clinton, Hattiesburg, Destin...these are our upcoming weekend locations, seriously and it's been going on and on like this. The other parents seem gung-ho, but I have shite I need to get done.
I'm just bitching now, I know. Advice? "Look buddy, soccer died and went to heaven, here's an Xbox."
The wife and I are done-ish. Houma this weekend, Oxford next, Clinton, Hattiesburg, Destin...these are our upcoming weekend locations, seriously and it's been going on and on like this. The other parents seem gung-ho, but I have shite I need to get done.
I'm just bitching now, I know. Advice? "Look buddy, soccer died and went to heaven, here's an Xbox."
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Posted on 4/20/16 at 10:59 am to Gaston
Yes, give him a variety
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:00 am to Gaston
For now, he will love it, but will burn out later. By the time is was 18, I didn't want to even look at a basketball.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:00 am to Gaston
Hello torn ACL
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:02 am to Gaston
Yes.
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Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:02 am to Gaston
quote:
Advice
Go eat at Big Mikes in Houma this weekend.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:03 am to Gaston
Is eating 3 times a day for 365 days a year too much?
There is your answer.
There is your answer.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:04 am to Gaston
He can still be on the team, just withheld from play.
This post was edited on 4/20/16 at 11:05 am
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:04 am to Gaston
Yes he will burn out
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:04 am to Gaston
quote:
just wondering if a summer off is better for him or not
Ask him.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:09 am to Salmon
Just wait till he gets a little older. We've been to College Station, Dallas, Hattiesburg, Meridian, and Jackson, in the last 3 months with our 13 yr old. Not to mention, pretty much every weekend we aren't going far away, we usually have Sat games in Mandeville, Lafayette, Houma, even Monroe. We are way past the planning a Summer vacation. We basically figure out where she'll be and plan a mini trip around it. My 15 yr old son also does school and travel lacrosse 
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:10 am to Hopeful Doc
We do, he wants to go, early, every single day. Only thing he didn't want to do was Allstars, but that doesn't give us a break.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:11 am to Gaston
TBH at 9 they should be playing multiple sports. Take the summer off, no reason to live your life traveling for your kid.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:12 am to Gaston
What if David Beckham's parents were as selfish as yourself?
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:13 am to Gaston
For most kids, yes.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:14 am to Gaston
We don't do any one sport year-round. But we are doing some type of sport year-round. I think staying active and working on different skills helps them a lot more in the long run.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:14 am to BigPerm30
quote:
What if David Beckham's parents were as selfish as yourself?
Then they would have asked for more money from the team that signed him when he was a teen? I don't know his life story, but I seriously doubt it involves playing select soccer in the US.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:16 am to Gaston
Sounds like you are certainly burnt out.
Each kid is different. Let him find his own path and if he needs a break then make sure he gets it. I always tried to end a season with the kids still wanting to play. We never wanted to play to many games or have any of the kids just get tired of it.
Each kid is different. Let him find his own path and if he needs a break then make sure he gets it. I always tried to end a season with the kids still wanting to play. We never wanted to play to many games or have any of the kids just get tired of it.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:20 am to guttata
At 9 - let the child have a break from competing. My 10 yr. old (11 in June) plays baseball and tennis. Kids his age are already playing weekend tournament baseball year round at this age, and I think that is too much - at least it is for me, and I'm not putting us through that. Many of the kids in his tennis junior development program do the same thing. He can stay sharp throwing, hitting, hitting tennis balls and doing other physical activities without competing continuously. If they have aptitude, taking a break periodically at 9 and even a little older isn't going to kill them.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:20 am to Gaston
Unless my hypothetical unborn kid was an absolute stud at a given sport, I will never encourage and in fact discourage any sort of select ball of any kind. I believe in diversity and I believe the summer is meant to plan trips and spend time in the woods/outdoors. If he is clearly a lot better then everyone then I, along with his mother and him most importantly, will sit down and consider the options with some limitations I suppose. It will not be because of what travel ball is now, kids playing with friends because that's what their click is doing. When I was younger, you had to be a stud to actually be on a select team. Now, everyone plays select ball.
I will never understand the disillusioned parents that think their kid is going to be the one if he just has the proper training and puts enough time and dedication into it. If your kid isn't truly exceptional all on his own (due to physical talent, hereditary talent, instincts, all of the above), then no amount of select ball will make him stand out amongst his peers. To those parents, congrats on falling into a never ending time consuming money pit.
I will never understand the disillusioned parents that think their kid is going to be the one if he just has the proper training and puts enough time and dedication into it. If your kid isn't truly exceptional all on his own (due to physical talent, hereditary talent, instincts, all of the above), then no amount of select ball will make him stand out amongst his peers. To those parents, congrats on falling into a never ending time consuming money pit.
This post was edited on 4/20/16 at 11:23 am
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