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When Is A Year Round Club Team Commitment/Tournaments A Good Fit?

Fred addresses a listeners question, are club team fees and the expense of traveling across the country for my daughter to get seen by college coaches a good idea? Dr. Fred Opie is a former Syracuse student athlete and US National team player turned educator. He has coached at the youth, high school, and college levels and interviewed some of the top coaches in the country about sports, school, and best practices when it comes to getting a degree debt free. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show. Subscribe to our Podcasts: http://www.fredopie.com/podcasts/ Buy Fred’s Memoir/Career Advice http://www.fredopie.com/startwithyourgift/ Buy Fred’s Books: http://www.fredopie.com/books/ About Fred, Blogs, and Podcast: http://www.fredopie.com Follow Fred on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frederick.d.opie Follow Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Related Content Boston College Alum and Coach Kristin Igoe on improving your game and club teams Start at 6:15 min https://soundcloud.com/fredopieshow/formerusnationalteamplayerkristinigoe UNC Alum and Coach Mac Ford on Scholarships and Club Teams Start at 18:00 min https://soundcloud.com/fredopieshow/university-of-north-carolina-alum-and-hall-of-famer-mac-ford Hi recommend Anthony ONeal's New Book Debt Free Degree as an essential read for students as young as 7th grade and their parents https://twitter.com/AnthonyONeal

Today’s show is based on correspondence with a parent who contacted me to ask my thoughts on enrolling his daughter in a year-round club team commitment. The timing of the question is perfect because club teams are now holding tryouts and enrolling new members. I just completed my first year as a parent with a son and daughter playing on a club. This is a hot button topic but I thought it would be helpful to my listening audience for me to weigh in and share my perspective. After you listened, please share your experiences and thoughts, I'm interested. I

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