How far would you go?

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Ok, finally got DH's point of view. He would not separate the family, nor move for the sport, but would be happy enough to get up at 4am to get them to training. As far as he is concerned most kids will shine if they have the talent regardless of whether they are with the best coach or not. There are schools that have sporting programs, when DH was in yrs 11 & 12 he studied under a Talented Athletes Program (which I hated when I was as a student at that college). There are also AIS sporting camps and scholarships which he would be happy for either of the girls to go on.

ETA: Just put the soccer scenario to DH and he admits that one is different. Sports like soccer which pay their players a huge amount of money are different to ones which are just about earning gold medals. He acknowledges that getting a contract with one of the European teams can set someone up for life. He would be willing to discuss what could be done to enable it to happen, he would push for a move to England for the whole family, for example, for a couple of years. So it looks as though it really depends on the sport.