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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's fine, but there are lots of sports out there.  If she is thinking soccer just because she played it before and is not starting at square one -- perhaps some more thought should be given.  There are several sports that really do not get going unitl the middle school years, particularly for girls.  Basketball, Lacrosse and Volleyball are the biggest.  But there are certainly others.  Think about the sport she is no longer is as interested in.  Where would those skills best apply?  Crew?  Wrestling (fast growing girls sport), Field Hockey, Track/Cross Country?

The issue with soccer is that it is a skills based sport, and there are a ton of kids in the area that play.  A good athlete could maybe catch up but that is a very iffy proposition in a soccer intensive area where you end up with a ton on competition.  My daughter played pretty high level youth soccer through high school.  Along the way she had teammates who left soccer and took up other sports.  1 later became the captain of a Big10 Lacrosse team, and one ran X Country for a Big10 school.

There are a ton of sports out there that really do not get going until those early teen years.  So -- take a hard look at her physical skill set and think about where that may best work and give those sports a try.

OP she can totally succeed at soccer. Please ignore the whole she's too late or might not be able to ain the skills for soccer. LOL mine started 9th grade with no special training. Division one team, HS varsity then division 1 college.

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