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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]do some soccer activity "with friends" on some informal little kids team or program, and an activity "without friends" like a mini kickers or soccer tots type of class with different kids.

You don't want them to get too attached to friends with soccer, because as soon as the friends leave, they don't want to play anymore. Need to get them used to different kids.[/quote]

I disagree with this.  For many girls friendship is the primary motivation and girls' teams often stay together and continue to play precisely because they are all friends and enjoy "doing soccer" together.  No - not the ones who end up playing ECNL - but that is not what most girls want to do.

If the OP's original question was "Hey my daughter is super-keen on soccer - it seems to be all she wants to do - how should we proceed" then I think your advice might be sensible.  But his starting position is very different.  It's "My daughter got really turned off by soccer and is now just getting interested again because her friends are playing.  How can I keep this going?"

If he immediately tries to sign her up for an activity without her friends, she may well get turned off again.

Yes - if her friends stop playing at some point she may decide to stop too.  But if that is going to happen, then trying to make it happen earlier (i.e. now) just means she will likely quit again now.  At least if she plays with her friend group for a couple of years, she will have a chance to realize she also enjoys the sport for its own sake.[/quote]

Great advice. [/quote]

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