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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son just turned five. He just played a soccer game where all of the other kids were fully engaged, focused on the ball and scoring a goal. My son briefly runs with the other boys who are focused on the ball with no actual intention of kicking it or trying to get it, and then will run off the field to me in the side lines saying he needs a rest or that he needs water, in the middle of the game. His head just isn’t in it at all, it’s like he doesn’t even know what’s going on. The coach came up to him and said “you have one job today, just watch the ball” and he couldn’t/didn’t do it.  I am so embarrassed because he sticks out like a sore thumb. Do you think I should be concerned by this?[/quote]

No not at all. Kids are different and they all mature at different rates. My DD ran off the field during a rec game when she was 6 years old, crying and ran into my lap. She now plays travel soccer and is on her high school varsity team. At his age it’s all about exposing to different activities, finding what he enjoys, and letting him, stick with it if that’s what he wants to do![/quote]

+1 At this age there are some kids that have never kicked a soccer ball and others that have been doing Lil' Kickers since they were 2. And there are always kids that age that are too scared or anxious to even get on the field. Your kid actually played! [/quote]

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