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2) setting him up to miss out on being “good” at any sport bc he started too late. I realize that kind of sounds crazy, but is it? He had a little natural talent for soccer but if he doesn’t play again until 7 or 8 or something won’t he be basically way behind eveyone playing soccer at 7 or 8?  I see 3yos taking tennis lessons, if he started at 10 is he resigned to the bumpkin level and no chance of playing in HS?  I already feel like he’s kind of behind in sports bc there are some kids that basically start year round so young (and have a parent that plays with them a ton which we can’t) but I don’t want to entirely miss the boat and make it so he can’t play at a reasonable level something he enjoys down the road[/quote]

My 9 year old just started playing soccer rec league this spring. He'd never played on a team before, but he decided he wanted to play. Was he the worst player on the team at the start? Yes, because all the other kids had more experience and he had none. But he definitely improved over the course of the season, and asked to go to soccer camp this summer where he learned a lot of skills and gained much more experience. With this experience, I'm not thinking of high school sports, I'm thinking of him learning to try something new and putting himself out there. I'm thinking of him entering a situation where others know more than him, but he perseveres and still enjoys himself. I'm thinking of him learning to be part of a team, of him learning life skills, not getting a college scholarship. Like PP said, your kid is enjoying being five![/quote]

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