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Message: [QUOTE="upstater, post: 1834462, member: 153"] I really like hearing these stories about how it's done elsewhere. It keeps things in perspective. I talked to a friend of mine recently whose son was selected for nationals out of a regional ODP camp, and then later was so burned out he quit soccer at 14. He said that the constant pushing of the academy scene was something that he should have watched out for, protected his son more. One year, several players on the team went to a speed & strength outfit that worked with pro athletes in the area, and it cost a bundle, $600 for weekly sessions for 3 months. He said he felt compelled to put his kid there because all the other parents were doing it, but in the end it was stuff like that that wore out his son and entered the land of the truly ridiculous. [/QUOTE]