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On the Road Again

Tackling Travel Teams – Family Style

By Lisa A. Goldstein

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Seeing any kind of successful payoff later on isn't guaranteed. Heinzmann points out that only about 1 in 350 high school student athletes receive any kind of financial support to play sports at the collegiate level.

Heinzmann cites the philosophy the council promotes to help parents maintain a proper perspective: "Those who believe that youth sports can have a profound effect upon the youth of our nation must also realize that such influence depends heavily upon the quality of the adult leadership. Supportive adults need not only the knowledge and skills to conduct safe and enjoyable sports programs, but also the value systems that allow them to realize that healthy child development, not the outcome of the competition, is the most important indicator of success."

Common Questions

Once parents have done their research, and their child expresses a definite desire to participate in a traveling sport, certain questions need to be answered, like how often should preteen athletes travel?

For this particular question, there are no guidelines, says Pam Brill, a licensed psychologist who has dealt with these issues herself. "When the travel and stress of physical training and practice and competition time interfere with school work and normal socialization and with family bonding, including with other siblings, it is probably too much," she says.


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