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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Keep him in his age group and let him have fun with his friends.  He can move to travel next year.  [/quote]

Bad advice, especially if the kid (a) lives the game, (2) is competitive (and good, as you say he is and the invite proves), and (c) is willing to learn and not be discouraged if he struggles at points with older/bigger kids.

The extra year of top coaching (compared to parent coaching in rec) plus the extra year of having to play against much tough competition will make the kid exponentially better. At some point a few years down the line he will probably repeat a year to allow the players his age to catch up. But again, he will have the leg up from those years getting the better coaching and much better competition.

Sign him up (and sign him for rec too, if allowed— more touches and can (re)gain confidence by dominating against the smaller kids his age (inform the rec Coach that he will have conflicts and they will probably be fine with that))[/quote]

The kid isn’t even 7 yet.  Sign him up for rec.  do summer camps or individual training if want but the ego boost of travel isn’t worth the burnout factor 
At 7 you can’t tel if he’ll ever want to be really good let alone be good 
Let a kid be a kid for 1 more year [/quote]

Dumb answer.

Kids can get bored very quickly if not challenged appropriately.

At this age fun is certainly a primary concern but it is never a good habit to sell kids short on their ability or potential.

It is low risk to give it a try through the fall and see where he stands. You can always move down if it is to much. But if the kid loves playing then travel will offer him more opportunities to play than rec will. More practice, more games which usually means more fun.

People build up this image of what travel is and frankly, at this young age it is the same soccer with more focused kids and more time on training and games. He will get significantly better in travel than he will in Rec alone.

Don't give it a second thought. Accept the offer and re-evaluate in November and again in May next season. [/quote]

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