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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He might change his mind later on once he's established/gotten used to kindergarten, seeing his neighborhood friends leave for the local rec league soccer practice (rec league soccer teams are based on your neighb/base school so familiar faces and it's fun and low key and communal), and feeling restless going to the same playground after school, and such .

Follow his cues. If he's content with free play, great. If he starts to kinda want/need a bit more sign him up for Fall or Winter league rec sport.

Fwiw, DS is doing soccer in the Fall. I figure 1x mid week practice  + 1 Sat game is a good balance to break up the routine a bit, but plenty of time for free play (plus, his buddy from down the street is doing it too).[/quote]

Agree with this.  My rising 1st grader is playing soccer this fall for the first time, at his request after lots of recess soccer play during kindergarten.  One practice per week plus a saturday game.  I found the adjustment to kindergarten to be pretty tiring for him so OP I think you have the right idea not to overschedule that first year!  Not sure where you are, but you could also look into some county rec programs- DS did a round of tennis lessons over the winter which was fun, cheap and low commitment (6 weeks I think).

Your PTA might organize some afterschool activities at the school as well.[/quote]

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