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About 500 educators have signed up for that plan. when kids participate in organized sports, their families participate as well. how much is too much? as part of our in your house series, cnn's julie peterson looked at one young gymnast. >> 11-year-old sam twists, stretches and bounces 12 hours every week. his sport of choice? gymnastics. >> i like to do risky things with my body in front of an audience. >> sam and his family live in ohio, near one of the largest universities in the country, ohio state. >> i practice in the same training facility as the college gymnasts. >> that's got to be ...

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One in windy city. and then tampa in two weeks and two in town in february. susan says they spend almost $5,000 every year on training, travel and uniforms. >> i would like to get my car at about 11:25. she also takes time from her teaching job to drive sam to his meets. make their own food and share a hotel room with friends to save money. this trip has been planned for months, all for a one-day competition. to compete at a higher level, susan says they have no choice but to travel. >> they're only like three meets in central ohio. so for us to go to any meets besides those, we have to travel...

While negotiates continue. all right. when schoolchildren participate in sports, their families are often on the team as well. kid athletes can spend hours practicing and competing. the families frequently spend thousands of dollars on equipment training and travel, so how much is too much? as part of our in your house series, cnn's julie peterson looked at one young gymnast. >> reporter: 11-year-old sam knows twists, stretches, and bounces, 12 hours every week. his sport of choice, gymnastics. >> i like to do risky things with my body in front of an audience. >> reporter: sam and his family...