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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know.  I'm not so sure about the 'my kid loves it' when talking about structured practices almost daily.  I have been around a lot of those dads and I have come to the conclusion it is really just "FOMO".  The parents feel like they can get 1 up by doing more and more and more.  They get anxious whenever they hear what other players are doing so they have to try 1 up them.  It is truly 'fear of missing out'.  I know kids that played for 2 different Club teams (different leagues), did ODP training, did Club training, etc.  They would go from a travel game to an ODP training and between the 2 clubs they had practice every night of the week....for a 10-yaer old.

I have seen the result of that down the road with the 14-year old crowd.  Those kids are burned the h*ll out and many don't want to tell daddy that they just don't want to play anymore. The fun was gone early.  It was never about fun.  It was about dad's dream of them being the next FIFA star, or at minimum a college scholarship.

If a kid truly loves soccer they don't need to go to a structured practice every night of the week for 90 minutes at 8/9/10 years old.  They would spend off-nights on their own working on individual skill sin the backyard where they would get more touches anyways.  I think parents confuse playing soccer every day for kids that love it with the need to play formally every day.  They are gong to get more creativity out of pick up soccer then structured, formalized team practices.[/quote]

Again, this comes down to you knowing your own child. This doesn't discount any of my points. Yes, much is FOMO which is why I will repeat, don't worry about what others are doing. If your kid likes two nights, cool. If your kid likes 6 nights, cool. You don't need to buy into what other people are doing one way or the other.

By the same token, people don't need to be judgmental about what other kids are or are not doing. [/quote]

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