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Message: [QUOTE="A Clockwork Orange, post: 2661820, member: 16"] Same here. Played three sports, and never honed in on just one. My nephew is playing basketball now year round, because the varsity coach has told him that if he wants to make varsity he has to play on x, y, and z teams. He's just going into 9th grade, and this has been going on for two years. It's gotten insane. Year round travel soccer, etc... These kids need to be able to develop beyond obsession for one sport. They end up burning out, and not enjoying the experience (some at least). Coaches in high school think they're coaching in the pros. Mind you, the varsity team (and this coach) at this school are a combined 23-93 over the past seven years. It's not as if it's a powerhouse. Kids don't need to be forced into specialization that early, and these coaches and schools are complicit in it. [/QUOTE]