Soccer for a 4-5 year old

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Anonymous wrote:We are trying to find a soccer club with a friendly environment for a boy who will be five in December. I'm looking at all the options and its overwhelming. We want to stay close to our West Springfield home so if there are practices during the week, we don't run into traffic. I really like ASA (Alexandria) but that may be a hike with a weekly practice. Plus their ball mastery training for his age group might be a good way for him to catch up to the other 4-5 year olds who seem to dance circles around him. :o) We are off Rolling Road between FXCO Parkway and Old Keene Mill but much closer to the FXCO Parkway.

Over the summer we tried Viva but that was a confusing mess with ABGC and Viva and we just don't want to go all the way up to Annandale. Plus my kid who says he loves soccer got bored as the kids seem to be barracudas on the field. So, the options I'm looking at are:

ASA (kind of far)
BRYC (looks like for his age group would practice at Lake Braddock park site)
SYC (Springfield South County Youth Club)
SCAA (South County Soccer)

I want an environment that allows him to look forward to going, learn some skills and have fun with coaches that are engaging. All of these leagues and clubs are thoroughly confusing.
Thanks!
Confused (kinda) soccer mom

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SYC is definitely the closest but has really really bad online reviews. Would like to hear from some parents about SYC. Thanks!

depends on the program. We were on the rec side and ended up with a coach who was a bully to the kids. I complained and they just move you to a different team. Coach remains in place. No oversight with the rec coaches which I assume is because it brings in the most money. cant speak to travel or other programs.

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@5 maybe try a program by golden boot . Once a week fun , low intensity, decent skill development... Or try playin indoor at the Fairfax Sportsplex in Springfield. indoor maybe a fun start to build the interest up. If Im following correctly your son is going to be on the younger end of the U-6 age group. Rather then throw him to the wolves right away. Let him build some confidence up so he doesn't lose interest from the start being so young for his age group.

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Anonymous wrote:What about a local rec league? At this age I wouldn't make it any more complicated than it needs to be.

My DS started in our local rec league, and we didn't move onto a higher level club until it was clear he'd developed into a good player and needed higher level coaching and competition. But those rec league years were great. A really good environment where he learned the basics and had a lot of fun. And our family made some good friends in a non-competitive atmosphere (can't say that for our club).

I thought I was asking about local recreational leagues. What do you mean by local rec league. The closest one to me is SYC, followed by SCAA and then BRYC.

I hear Alexandria (ASA) is good.

But, if he will be the youngest one in these rec leagues, I think there is nowhere to really put him. At Annandale, those kids dribbled circles around him and he got really bored. He was ignored completely b/c he couldn't hack it. And this was supposed to be the four year olds group...or at least that's what they told me.

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Anonymous wrote:What about a local rec league? At this age I wouldn't make it any more complicated than it needs to be.

My DS started in our local rec league, and we didn't move onto a higher level club until it was clear he'd developed into a good player and needed higher level coaching and competition. But those rec league years were great. A really good environment where he learned the basics and had a lot of fun. And our family made some good friends in a non-competitive atmosphere (can't say that for our club).

I thought I was asking about local recreational leagues. What do you mean by local rec league. The closest one to me is SYC, followed by SCAA and then BRYC.

I hear Alexandria (ASA) is good.

But, if he will be the youngest one in these rec leagues, I think there is nowhere to really put him. At Annandale, those kids dribbled circles around him and he got really bored. He was ignored completely b/c he couldn't hack it. And this was supposed to be the four year olds group...or at least that's what they told me.

Still not clear on exactly what you seek. It sounds like it is still a little early to select club based on coaching, playing style, etc., and in any event, selecting a club on those bases (vs. convenience) is something you generally do for kids that excel in rec leagues at 6 or 7. Honestly, you have a wealth of options close by. Among the clubs you named, Alexandria has a reputation for teaching a very specific kind of possession-based soccer. It is not for everybody, and it is not necessarily the best option for less talented kids. But as a soccer culture, it is first-rate and their top teams really do look different than pretty much everybody else in the area given their coaching and style. BRYC has quite a lineage, especially on the women's side, and notwithstanding what people on this forum often say, it will be around for a long time to come. They inevitably get their boys to play well even when younger teams look a little shaky. SYC is undergoing a lot of change but there is clearly a lot of interest in and promotion around a group of super-talented kids there at the younger ages. We'll see how they come through the transition. You cannot go wrong. I wouldn't overthink it. See how he does in rec and stay close by. My son really enjoyed getting to know all the kids in his town on the west side, eventually played a few years on the town team, and then moved to a bigger club a couple of years later but still stays in touch and plays with his local friends, and at some point, he may very well end up deciding to come back close to home. Many different ways to do this.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about a local rec league? At this age I wouldn't make it any more complicated than it needs to be.

My DS started in our local rec league, and we didn't move onto a higher level club until it was clear he'd developed into a good player and needed higher level coaching and competition. But those rec league years were great. A really good environment where he learned the basics and had a lot of fun. And our family made some good friends in a non-competitive atmosphere (can't say that for our club).

I thought I was asking about local recreational leagues. What do you mean by local rec league. The closest one to me is SYC, followed by SCAA and then BRYC.

I hear Alexandria (ASA) is good.

But, if he will be the youngest one in these rec leagues, I think there is nowhere to really put him. At Annandale, those kids dribbled circles around him and he got really bored. He was ignored completely b/c he couldn't hack it. And this was supposed to be the four year olds group...or at least that's what they told me.

Thank you! Excellent insight and advice! I really appreciate it.

Still not clear on exactly what you seek. It sounds like it is still a little early to select club based on coaching, playing style, etc., and in any event, selecting a club on those bases (vs. convenience) is something you generally do for kids that excel in rec leagues at 6 or 7. Honestly, you have a wealth of options close by. Among the clubs you named, Alexandria has a reputation for teaching a very specific kind of possession-based soccer. It is not for everybody, and it is not necessarily the best option for less talented kids. But as a soccer culture, it is first-rate and their top teams really do look different than pretty much everybody else in the area given their coaching and style. BRYC has quite a lineage, especially on the women's side, and notwithstanding what people on this forum often say, it will be around for a long time to come. They inevitably get their boys to play well even when younger teams look a little shaky. SYC is undergoing a lot of change but there is clearly a lot of interest in and promotion around a group of super-talented kids there at the younger ages. We'll see how they come through the transition. You cannot go wrong. I wouldn't overthink it. See how he does in rec and stay close by. My son really enjoyed getting to know all the kids in his town on the west side, eventually played a few years on the town team, and then moved to a bigger club a couple of years later but still stays in touch and plays with his local friends, and at some point, he may very well end up deciding to come back close to home. Many different ways to do this.

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Find out where kids from his Elementary School play and that's where you should go