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[quote=Anonymous][quote] When it came time to play rec, which is based on calendar year, neither kid wanted to play without their friends. There were 2 year age groupings so my preschooler would have been with kinder and first graders. I suppose if they were really passionate about soccer they would have joined, but with so many other options they play other sports and never started playing soccer. Several younger siblings born in the fall of my oldest child's soccer team opted out as well.[/quote]

Friendships for preschoolers and kindergardeners are not that deep and shift regularly.  If you thought they would enjoy playing rec soccer, sign them up and they will make new friends on their team.  If you didn't think they would particularly enjoy it, then their 5-6 year old school friends are not the issue.  My son was so young for his grade (made it by days) that, way back when he was starting, he did not play with any of his school freinds.  He met people, and still plays travel as a teen.

Now, I agree that playing with kids 2 years older could be very discouraging, as you descibe in the age groupings, and that would be much more of a problem.[/quote]

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