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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 4th grader has some playdates with members of her travel soccer team and has attended a few of their birthday parties.  [/quote]

Do they go to the same school?  To me that seems key.  If the kids are able to see each other enough outside of practice, being on a sports team can cause a friendship to bloom.  But if they don't have the opportunity to see each other outside of that it really doesn't..

Op, this might change once your son gets into texting.  At this point friendships tend to start even among kids who don't normally see each other on a regular basis.  My 12 year old daughter attended theatre camp with kids who all attended different schools.  And they actively communicated on a group chat for about 6 months after the camp ended. [/quote]

that has not been the case for my son. He has two friends he has become close with-sleepovers, parties, get togethers etc but all three are from different schools. They play for the same club and clicked from the minute they met.  It does happen.[/quote]

I wonder if this might be a difference between club/travel sports and rec. club sports are a big commitment and parents might try harder to encourage friendships off the field. [/quote]

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