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Travel Soccer Dilemma and Hammock Minute

Travel Soccer Dilemma and Hammock Minute

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Emily Edlynn
Jun 06, 2023
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Calm and Chaos

My chaos was entering the portal of travel youth sports when my 8-year-old tried out and made a travel soccer team. I wanted so much for him to experience success, and when he did, I instantly began to worry about soccer taking over family dinners and already-limited weekend down time. (Not to mention my great ambivalence about competitive

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