re: First Soccer Mom “Karen” Experience

It's not a big deal if you want your kid to play competitive soccer. The issue is how early you want to start them in that environment. It's your kid do what you want.


If you are worried about the competition level of your kids 5-9ish then you might want to take a deep breath. You can make sure your kid is getting quality instruction in a bunch of ways. Sometimes in lesser leagues kids don't receive the best foundational instruction b/c there's some mom or dad forced into a coaching roll. I've always coached my kids in Y ball b/c we only want to play one game on the weekends and not 4. That doesn't mean I can't have a structured practice where my kids are learning how to play the game correctly. It just gives them more time to be kids at a young age.