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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At what age: 
- should players commit to playing year round like super y summer winter futsal etc
At what age: 
- are players actually doing this?

Our U10 player will do basketball and non soccer this summer yet half his teammates are opting for super y and individual training, 
Those players are the weaker players on the team so somewhat understandable motivation.   And I get it is NoVa / MD mindset.  
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Kids should do whatever they want to do.  If they want to play in the summer then that's OK. If they want to do basketball then that's OK.[/quote]

This has been our approach.  We have a U12 that plays fall/spring soccer and lacrosse with winter futsal/indoor as well because he loves playing.  We generally take it a little easier in summer with some soccer/lacrosse camps and small group sessions with other kids plus pick-up games.  He is happy playing sports so we support that, but if he said he wanted to take a break in the summer or winter I wouldn't care.  He did say he wanted to stop playing basketball this past winter so we opted out of that one, but he still plays around with neighborhood kids.  I do think taking a 2-3 months break during the year will be tougher to come back from, but to each their own.  We have seen kids come back perfectly fine with a little rust, but others that have degraded measurably.  Is that a big deal?  Depends on the kid, team, goals, desires, etc.  [/quote]

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