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You saved yourself some headaches (and money)..lol.Just FYI - dd did not play any other travel sport other than softball.
You saved yourself some headaches (and money)..lol.Just FYI - dd did not play any other travel sport other than softball.
You saved yourself some headaches (and money)..lol.
We held off on AAU basketball till this year but playing rec basketball wasn't fun for her anymore. So we traded her fun for our headaches..lol. No idea how we are going to manage it when the two boys get old enough to have their own things going on.Yep - exactly.
Doesn't mean they necessarily reach their full potential at the time they are playing multiple sports, just that they are gifted enough that 75% of their full potential is better than pretty much everybody else. Bo Jackson comes to mind...lol. Also all sports are not created equal. A lot easier to excel at softball and track for example, then it is to excel at softball and basketball. For example my sister didn't start playing volleyball till HS and even though she had played softball and bball since she was in elementary school (and was really good in both of those sports), that was the sport she ended up playing in college. I would put volleyball somewhere between softball and track in terms of how much athletic ability (and height..she is 5'11") plays a role in being exceptional in a sport.How does the multi-sport athlete reach full potential in 1 sport without specialization? Maybe the super athlete's are just that naturally good at anything that they are better then the specialists in their sport.
I don't think there is a huge benefit outside of allowing the kid to enjoy themselves if they want to play multiple sports. One possible benefit I do see is that for kids who cannot play softball games all year, playing other sports allows them to "compete" in games all year round. Some kids may benefit from that (mentally) more than others.
and how good of an athlete the kid is. Jayda Coleman was a standout in track and volleyball in HS. Of course most kidsI'm sure much of it depends on what the player wants long term. Recent Addict your kid has a goal of D1. That will require a lot more sacrifice towards softball then a kid who wants to play multiple sports and doesn't want to play at that high of a level.