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How do you feel about kid’s team sports? We are having lots of discussions in our household right now about getting our kids started in sports. Lauren takes tennis lessons and Logan takes golf lessons one day after school. Lauren has tried more activities than Logan (gymnastics, cheerleading, judo) and tennis is the first thing she’s been pretty excited about.
Tony and I are kind of on opposite sides about it. He played Little League as a kid and feels it really helped him with teamwork and coordination. I am not (nor have I ever been) an athletically inclined person, so it doesn’t have as much importance for me. I did things like drama, music, dance and debate.
My biggest issue is that I think along the way we’ve taken it from something fun to something uber-competitive and I just don’t think it’s right.
Some kids have practice 1-2 nights a week. Some kids have practice every day. Some kids have practice starting at 6:00 am or until 8:30 at night. Some kids have 3-4 games every weekend. Is this the life of a child or a professional athlete?
Tony was at a Girl Scout Father/Daughter bowling event this past weekend and was talking with one of the other dads. The dad told him that it is so competitive that if the kids don’t participate from the very beginning, that it’s almost too late. Only the best of the best continue to make the cuts.
One mom from gymnastics told me that if she had known how much it was going to take over their entire lives, they would have never started. I’ve read studies of the burnout rates of high school/college athletes who have been competing since they were five (not to mention the injury rates).
So, it’s probably obvious by now that I’m not really for it. I want my kids to have the experience, but I also want them to have a balanced life and a carefree childhood for as long as they are able. (I’m also being kind of selfish – I don’t want to give up my weekends either!)
What advice do you have to share?
I got so much great advice on the grandparent situation last week I thought I’d ask for your opinion again. :-) Please leave me a comment on the blog.
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