soccer and basketball in high school?

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Does anyone have a child doing both club level soccer and basketball (not necessarily club/tournament team level) that is high school age? Just wondering if it's actually possible after middle school.

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Does anyone have a child doing both club level soccer and basketball (not necessarily club/tournament team level) that is high school age? Just wondering if it's actually possible after middle school.

My kids don't, but we've been on teams where there were players who did both. I will say it was very annoying to the coach and to the players who were just doing soccer. The basketball players, especially those in HS, never came to soccer practice as the HS basketball coaches told them basketball should be their entire focus. The players would then come back to soccer after the basketball season and would be behind, yet many still expected to maintain their starting spots and the time they were getting prior to basketball. At the younger ages, it's really annoying as so many of our kids miss games and practices because of basketball practice and games, not to mention that there seems to be tournaments every weekend. We have a roster of 16 yet have to borrow from the B team to ensure we have enough players for spring games. As for my opinion, you want to play basketball, then committ to basketball. You want to play soccer, committ to soccer. Don't committ to both.

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My kids don't, but we've been on teams where there were players who did both. I will say it was very annoying to the coach and to the players who were just doing soccer. The basketball players, especially those in HS, never came to soccer practice as the HS basketball coaches told them basketball should be their entire focus. The players would then come back to soccer after the basketball season and would be behind, yet many still expected to maintain their starting spots and the time they were getting prior to basketball. At the younger ages, it's really annoying as so many of our kids miss games and practices because of basketball practice and games, not to mention that there seems to be tournaments every weekend. We have a roster of 16 yet have to borrow from the B team to ensure we have enough players for spring games. As for my opinion, you want to play basketball, then committ to basketball. You want to play soccer, committ to soccer. Don't committ to both.

And this stinks for kids in today's world, expectations that you will play one and only one sport. I just think it sucks. And it's impossible to commit to just basketball or just soccer if you are playing elite level because they overlap.

There are many positives to playing more than one sport. In fact, I personally think that a soccer player will become a BETTER soccer player if they are allowed to play a season of basketball without repercussions. Not only do you get to take a breather, reducing risk of burnout, but you get expand your skillset, vision, tactical, social, and more... all that can build on your soccer.

Just my opinion. But it's right. :)

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Does anyone have a child doing both club level soccer and basketball (not necessarily club/tournament team level) that is high school age? Just wondering if it's actually possible after middle school.

I think it's totally doable and have a friend whose kid is doing both as a sophomore. IF you go into it with the following guidelines:

1 Clear and consistent communication to all coaches 100% of the time. Don't commit to bball when you know it will conflict with a soccer event you already committed to, and expect either coach to be ok when your kid can't be in two places at once.

2 Realistic and fair expectations. Other players will be practicing more than your player in both sports. Your player might fall behind and lose minutes or a starting spot. Don't expect to show up half the time and face no consequences.

3 A realistic understanding that your kid missing events may cause frustration by her teammates and parents, in both sports. They are likely committed 100% to one sport and are investing precious time and money. If your kid skips an event, it's an opportunity for their kid to play more, but it also might hurt the team's chance of success and some people will resent that.

If you can go into it understanding these things, go for it.

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Does anyone have a child doing both club level soccer and basketball (not necessarily club/tournament team level) that is high school age? Just wondering if it's actually possible after middle school.

My club soccer child plays basketball in high school and runs track. She does all three at a very high level. There are likely some that have been annoyed when she misses a soccer game for a state level track or basketball function but so be it. She is an amazing athlete that happens to love soccer and it has not hurt her soccer prowess one bit. She is already verbally committed to a D1 college for soccer and the only ones who might not appreciate her multi sport perspective are those who rely very heavily on her to be the star of the soccer team. Her absence is noticed but my opinion is that it is not her problem. Even so, we have made coaches aware of her desire to participate in life outside of soccer and they all still want her. Don't let crabby parents make decisions that affect your child's childhood. Life is grand and can only be lived once.

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My club soccer child plays basketball in high school and runs track. She does all three at a very high level. There are likely some that have been annoyed when she misses a soccer game for a state level track or basketball function but so be it. She is an amazing athlete that happens to love soccer and it has not hurt her soccer prowess one bit. She is already verbally committed to a D1 college for soccer and the only ones who might not appreciate her multi sport perspective are those who rely very heavily on her to be the star of the soccer team. Her absence is noticed but my opinion is that it is not her problem. Even so, we have made coaches aware of her desire to participate in life outside of soccer and they all still want her. Don't let crabby parents make decisions that affect your child's childhood. Life is grand and can only be lived once.

Which explains why CU18s are always scrambling for players so that they can field a team.

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And this stinks for kids in today's world, expectations that you will play one and only one sport. I just think it sucks. And it's impossible to commit to just basketball or just soccer if you are playing elite level because they overlap.

There are many positives to playing more than one sport. In fact, I personally think that a soccer player will become a BETTER soccer player if they are allowed to play a season of basketball without repercussions. Not only do you get to take a breather, reducing risk of burnout, but you get expand your skillset, vision, tactical, social, and more... all that can build on your soccer.

My club soccer child plays basketball in high school and runs track. She does all three at a very high level. There are likely some that have been annoyed when she misses a soccer game for a state level track or basketball function but so be it. She is an amazing athlete that happens to love soccer and it has not hurt her soccer prowess one bit. She is already verbally committed to a D1 college for soccer and the only ones who might not appreciate her multi sport perspective are those who rely very heavily on her to be the star of the soccer team. Her absence is noticed but my opinion is that it is not her problem. Even so, we have made coaches aware of her desire to participate in life outside of soccer and they all still want her. Don't let crabby parents make decisions that affect your child's childhood. Life is grand and can only be lived once.

Somewhere between these two extremes in probably the best place to be...

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Somewhere between these two extremes in probably the best place to be...

Those 2 posts are kind of saying the same thing I think. Not sure what 2 extremes you mean.

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My club soccer child plays basketball in high school and runs track. She does all three at a very high level. There are likely some that have been annoyed when she misses a soccer game for a state level track or basketball function but so be it. She is an amazing athlete that happens to love soccer and it has not hurt her soccer prowess one bit. She is already verbally committed to a D1 college for soccer and the only ones who might not appreciate her multi sport perspective are those who rely very heavily on her to be the star of the soccer team. Her absence is noticed but my opinion is that it is not her problem. Even so, we have made coaches aware of her desire to participate in life outside of soccer and they all still want her. Don't let crabby parents make decisions that affect your child's childhood. Life is grand and can only be lived once.

Wow mom, as teammates of her, we all think really highly of your daughter too. Yes, it is our problem that she isn't a team player. We expect her to be there every week to carry us to victory and when she isn't, well it just makes it so that our girls have to try that much harder to win. If you post her schedule, we can be sure to have a limo waiting to shuttle her from any soccer games to track meets or vice versa, as needed. She is so integral to our success, we don't mind passing the hat to pay for it. I'm sure Coach Jon has no problem chipping in as well. I really want to thank for blessing us with her presence as her mother as you are to be rewarded for raising such a star player who thinks only of others and never of herself. We suspect that college won't be a difficult transition for her in the least. She will waltz onto the field and continue her dominance as if nothing has changed. I'm sure all of the upper classmen will bow to her from day one. College is going to be a grand time for her no doubt.

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Wow mom, as teammates of her, we all think really highly of your daughter too. Yes, it is our problem that she isn't a team player. We expect her to be there every week to carry us to victory and when she isn't, well it just makes it so that our girls have to try that much harder to win. If you post her schedule, we can be sure to have a limo waiting to shuttle her from any soccer games to track meets or vice versa, as needed. She is so integral to our success, we don't mind passing the hat to pay for it. I'm sure Coach Jon has no problem chipping in as well. I really want to thank for blessing us with her presence as her mother as you are to be rewarded for raising such a star player who thinks only of others and never of herself. We suspect that college won't be a difficult transition for her in the least. She will waltz onto the field and continue her dominance as if nothing has changed. I'm sure all of the upper classmen will bow to her from day one. College is going to be a grand time for her no doubt.

Hello Troll, I was wondering how long it would take you to get here.

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The Perils of Single-Sport Participation
http://changingthegameproject.com/th...participation/


Making the case for multi sports athletes:
http://blog.sportssignup.com/blog/bi...Youth-Athletes

Playing multiple sports builds better athletes
http://usafootball.com/blogs/health-...etter-athletes

and so on and so on

Children should be children and sports should be fun during the youth years. Parents are the ones who screw that up.

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Hello Troll, I was wondering how long it would take you to get here.

Please make more self serving posts in the future. "It's all about my kid and what they want, to hell with any of the other kids." So sorry you didn't have eight or ten more kids, the world needs more naraccists.

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If you can find coaches that will accomadate both sports, go for it.

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The Perils of Single-Sport Participation
http://changingthegameproject.com/th...participation/


Making the case for multi sports athletes:
http://blog.sportssignup.com/blog/bi...Youth-Athletes

Playing multiple sports builds better athletes
http://usafootball.com/blogs/health-...etter-athletes

and so on and so on

Children should be children and sports should be fun during the youth years. Parents are the ones who screw that up.

I don't think anyone is saying that you shouldn't do multiple sports. What they are saying is that you shouldn't do multiple sports that have so many conflicts. You can't committ to two sports that constantly conflict with each other, its not fair to your teammates and coach to wonder if and when you might show up.

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I don't think anyone is saying that you shouldn't do multiple sports. What they are saying is that you shouldn't do multiple sports that have so many conflicts. You can't committ to two sports that constantly conflict with each other, its not fair to your teammates and coach to wonder if and when you might show up.

Actually, being asked to committ to one and only one sport at an early age is wrong. That is a parent thing. It has nothing to do with development it has to do with winning. Read the articles. My kid plays soccer all year so there is no time at which life doesn't conflict when we choose to do other activities.

And, for those calling it self serving to look out for the interest of your own child over other children's parental whims all I can say is HELLO .