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[quote=Anonymous]This is all really upsetting. My kid was a lot better than his rec teammates mainly because we played as a family. Fortunately, my son being the best player I've seen in a rec game meant he could support his school friends on his rec team. His friends love the rec team because they are very successful. My son loves it because he's got the pride creating, confidence building and sense of responsibility nurturing task of making sure his rec team does well. Now, after years with the same kids on the same team, there are a bunch of kids who've dedicated more time, energy and effort to getting better at soccer and what was just a couple kids driving kids has turned into a whole team who are proud and try hard (for the most part- there are still kids who just aren't at all athletic and a couple slackers, but that's rec). I do wish there was a separation in rec- maybe rec a rec b so that everybody got to play, but there was at least some level of division. But regardless, my son who's plays travel very well, still loves to play rec with his buddies.

Oh, and don't forget that if you want your kid to be good at something and enjoy it, especially if they're younger, one of the key things a parent can do is participate. As I said in the beginning, soccer was a family sport before DS started playing on teams. And he still loves it and can't get enough probably in part because we still play as a family and with friends.

Soccer beats lacrosse, baseball and football because you can play it for years and years. Drive around your city on a Sunday morning and check out open fields. Count how many people you see playing pickup anything other than soccer. That's the beauty of the sport and that's why it's worth teaching your kids. And yes, rec has been robbed of too many good players, and yes too many travel teams ar a mess of overly demanding travel coaches coaching kids who shouldn't be there. But the game is beautiful and can be a lot to fun for your kids for a long time anywhere in the world. So, play with your kids if you can, even if you aren't any good, and give them opportunities to just mess around and enjoy the game outside of formal practices and they'll love the game and prosper more in it.[/quote]

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