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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Following up on this thread.  My son just turned 6 and has been playing with Brit-Am, and we are considering Potomac U8.  My main concern is the time commitment for a 6 year old.  2 practices plus a game most weeks.  He loves soccer, but is interested in other sports too.

Does anyone have any feedback on if kids are playing other sports concurrently, or if kids get burned out at this age playing only one sport?[/quote]

6 is young and do you have other children? My 8 yo is playing for a different club this year and has other interests. I seriously underestimated the time commitment for me and the rest of the family. Two practices and a game doesn’t sound like much on paper but they have been long, some have been far and it has been almost year round. We’ve had to say no to a lot of other interests to balance out driving with the rest of the family. [/quote]

+1. Two practices a week and a game was really draining on my 8 year old and some of the practice times were very late so there's that to think about.[/quote]

I think because of this there has been an uptick in the quality of good but young players (u8/u9) sticking with smaller clubs like PPA, MD Fusion, etc.  Not worth Potomac or Bethesda necessarily at this age, ironically especially if your kid is a very good player.[/quote]

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