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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some 8 year olds can, and certainly those who choose to do travel soccer can and are expected to do so. But in a rec league, not everyone takes it as seriously so may lack the focus. [b]The other thing I would caution is that right now, specific to pandemic-times, I think kids in general may have a harder time focusing. For a lot of them, this may be their only SOCIAL outlet, so may be more likely to play around than focus.[/b] If that is the case, maybe try to have a bit of just unstructured playing around time at the beginning of practice when they can let off some steam? [/quote] The bolded is a very good point. That said, my own kid is currently playing on a mixed team of 8 and 9 year olds, and the age difference is very apparent in their attention spans. The year makes more of a difference in their attention spans than I would have expected.[/quote]
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