Even with a reasonable homework load, I don't know how families are supposed to fit in sports, too. It's not the school/homework part of it that we've had a problem with, it's the time commitment that the teams expect on week nights.
Jason played baseball in 2nd and 3rd grade. In 2nd it was okay because he was home from school by 3 and the league asked for 1 weeknight practice and 1 weekend game most weeks. It was hard on the weeknight he was gone for baseball from 5-8, but still manageable. But then he moved up to the next age group, and it was awful. They wanted 2 weeknights plus a weekend day, and the weeknights were often games that required him to be at the field from 5:15 until 8:30 or later. Since he was at a different school and didn't get home until 4:30, it seriously stressed him out the entire season. He was so turned off by the whole thing that he hasn't been willing to sign up for an extracurricular activity since.
