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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing to add as your kids go through the proces sof tryouts and cuts.

Be committed to the team and sport if they make it.  Too many kids think that just because they are on the team all is good.  It isn't.  Coaches need the kids to be committed as do the other players.

Is your kid club soccer ready?  Ask them this, if Johnie or Suzy have a birthday party and you have a game scheduled, which would you pick?

I think you understand where I am going with this.

Year after year players get on teams saying they are committed but soon start to fade.  [/quote]

YES. We have kids whose parents were so gung-ho at the beginning and now can barely be bothered to bring their kid five minutes before a game starts. And they don't apologize; they act like they don't know or don't give a crap how it affects the team. [/quote]

At what age does interest start to fade?  My kid is all gungho about it now but I could see how as they get older interests change.
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Herein lies the reason why teams start to fade once you get to U12.  Look at the leagues, tournaments and you will see that the available teams drop significantly.  Some might say it has do with teams needing at least 14 players to field a 11v11 team and make take as many as 18.  Even with that response a current U10 team has maybe 10-12 players.  You would have enough to field two teams if all of those kids on the A,B,C team came back every year.  Fact of the matter is kids get bored, boys get interested in basketball, football, get tired of seeing the same kids over and over again, coaches start to phone it in.  As a parent, I think I am also going to be less excited to see my son practice and play when he's 12-13-14 and more interested in teaching him working on cars, driving, focusing on school, etc.[/quote]

Makes sense. As school work starts to get harder I can see it putting a strain on grades etc especially when moving into middle school.  Enjoy it while you can. [/quote]

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