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[quote=Anonymous]One of my kids complained before every practice throughout his U9 year. He didn't ask to quit mid-year but I may have preempted that. I definitely told him repeatedly before we signed up that it was a full-year commitment and we would see it through, but that of course the following year would be his choice. My kid was on the very young end of his age group and, though he lived for the games, he struggled with the tedium and seriousness of practice.

I did not think he would want to sign up again, but something changed toward the end of U9. I don't think he started to appreciate the value of practices but he did accept that they were a means to an end, or a necessary part of the deal, or something along those lines. At tryouts in May, he decided that he did want to sign up again and has never looked back.

Especially since the age change, now that kids start so young, I think some kids don't have the maturity for the level of commitment of travel soccer. Training is not necessarily fun and can be very repetitious. Then there are the kids who are ready: my next son begged to be allowed to play up his U8 year and started travel at an even younger age than his older brother--and has loved every second. It really depends on the child.

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