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[quote=NOVASoccerCoach][quote=Anonymous][b]Is there a big difference between the kids who start rec before 5, and those who wait until 6 or 7?[/b] I mean, obviously that first year will be a learning curve, but does it even out by middle school? I have always thought toddler sports were ridiculous, but since we have your attention, I would love to confirm that. ( Or be proven wrong.)[/quote]

I wouldn't say rec matters too much. What does matter is familiarity with the ball and how early that starts. Your kid could go play rec, learn absolutely nothing and maybe practice and learn some technical soccer skills. There's actually a lot of studies done on this, specifically by Tom Byer, an American who is responsible for much of the technical soccer development in Japan. Basically the TLDR is if your player starts learning and getting used to dribbling/basic ball mastery techniques at an early age, they will be further ahead. Take two kids, one of them starts getting used to dribbling the ball at age 4 while the other never touches a soccer ball then starts playing Rec at age 7. That kid who started at age 4 already has 3 years of practice and familiarity than the age 7 kid. Skill Acquiesce actually has been studied to slowly decrease as a kid gets older, so the earlier start, the better. Hopefully that answers the question. [/quote]

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