Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
Travel sports are very expensive, time-consuming, suck a lot of the joy out of sports in a way that rec leagues don't, and pretty much are a waste of time if your kid is under ten. Stick to rec leagues, where your kids actually play against teams that you all recognize, and against players that you may know from other areas, and enjoy life! And save a whole lot of time, money and stress out of your life as well.
If your kid is truly gifted sports-wise, there will be travel sports opportunities as they approach their teenage years.
I’ve watched my neighbors blow a tremendous amount of coin and time, and their kids were supremely disinterested. I mean thousands of dollars when the local Y or “Town of XYZ” sponsored sports would have done just fine at 1/20th the cost.
I’m convinced the travel sports thing is a scam. Someone is making money on the back end. It ain’t “for the kids” when there is that kind of money getting tossed around.
But hey, they do they.