| The minimum age for attendance at tennis, soccer and
golf academies has dropped to 2, according to a June 2002 CNN story. Most
parents are motivated, say experts, by visions of their toddlers growing up to
become top pro players or at least earning college scholarships. Said one
parent, whose 3-year-old daughter hits 70 tennis balls a day, "I think you
have an edge starting at 3 with all (my daughter's) friends starting at 4 or 5."
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