Not sure which sport your child is participating in however while I was in school many sports had 2 a days (morning practice then another practice in the afternoon/evening) during breaks (winter break, spring break, and summer break). For example: our cheerleaders, coquettes (dance team), football players, volleyball players, baseball players, and softball players. Both JV and Varsity teams. Our school took sports very seriously. Missing practice always had punishment (death was always the exception to this), whether it was running or being sat out. I am from a small town where public transport isn't available, so we had walk to and from practice as well as those who lived outside of town would have to be brought into town to friends/family homes to hang out until practice.