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[QUOTE="swish7, post: 4845490, member: 486"]
I just pulled my 16 year old out of this MCU timeline. He doesn't practice on his own, so I'm not spending the money on it anymore. And the coaches for these clubs are just using them as vehicles for players from their own HSs. Very frustrating ecosystem.

Coaching youth lax from 1st grade to about 8th grade, and now watching them into their junior years, has been fascinating.

The kids who practice on their own and are having fun rapidly rise above the rest. If they are a natural athlete, even better. One of my kids is going D1 at some random school in Missouri. But, he was a gifted athlete. He started in 5th grade and by the end of 6th was on a regional club, by 7th on a state club, and eventually state and national teams. Just this past year he won a state championship and was 1st team all state. Its crazy.

But, the majority are spending too much money for inarguably too little return. Close to $10k per year for multiple years only to not get a scholarship anywhere. Those kids start dropping out of that path in 10th grade when they don't make varsity in HS, or don't play much. By 12th grade they aren't on the clubs anymore.
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