| Lets get one thing straight from the start. Half the | | | | for his turn, instead he is offered a non-stop, high |
| kids around the world play soccer because it's fun. | | | | intensity workout that has very little rules or |
| The other half are forced to play by their parents. | | | | restrictions. Is there a better a game for a young |
| Statistics shows that over 80% of children playing | | | | child? |
| soccer will quit the game before they become a | | | | Kids Soccer and the Parents |
| teenager. So why are so many kids quitting the | | | | When young children start playing soccer it's all about |
| game they supposedly love? Is the world game in | | | | the fun. The fun seems to stop when the parents |
| trouble? | | | | start to get involved. Parents with the all the best |
| The world game is not in trouble, far from it. More | | | | intentions place far too much pressure on their kids |
| kids play soccer all over the world than any other | | | | to win. With all this added pressure guess what |
| sport. So whats the reason behind the mass exodus? | | | | happens to the fun? That's right, it disappears. Soccer |
| Kids Soccer and the attraction factor. | | | | is no longer fun but a big disappointment. The |
| Lets be honest here. Kids play soccer because it's | | | | pressure continues to mount until the child can no |
| fun. Soccer is a game that only requires two knees | | | | longer sustain their parents ambitions. When a child |
| that bend, a round ball and the imagination to dream | | | | feels the need to satisfy his parents demands and |
| of playing on the big stage. The game is very easy | | | | desires you can bet your bottom dollar that the child |
| to learn and only requires the kids to kick a ball into a | | | | will inevitably become another statistic. |
| goal that is covered with the old onion bag. Kids can | | | | Never live your failed sporting career through your |
| run around like headless chooks in pursuit of the ball | | | | child. Allow your child to make his own mistakes and |
| and are given the freedom to compete | | | | the freedom to make mistakes. Only then will kids |
| simultaneously. No child while competing has to wait | | | | soccer remain fun. |