Comments on: Coast Soccer League Age Distribution http://blog.3four3.com/2009/12/23/coast-soccer-league-age-distribution/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:20:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Gary Kleiban http://blog.3four3.com/2009/12/23/coast-soccer-league-age-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-3925 Gary Kleiban Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:43:05 +0000 http://blog.3four3.com/?p=943#comment-3925 Alright so we have: 1) Many who are not too serious drop out. 2) They choose another sport over soccer. Let's see what else we can come up with ... Alright so we have:
1) Many who are not too serious drop out.
2) They choose another sport over soccer.

Let’s see what else we can come up with …

]]> By: Rafael http://blog.3four3.com/2009/12/23/coast-soccer-league-age-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-3922 Rafael Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:41:53 +0000 http://blog.3four3.com/?p=943#comment-3922 I think kids start playing AYSO early to be with their friends and to belong to a community so they can have things in common. Not all of them are serious enough players but they might experiment for a few years, like till the age of 13 or 14, and then quit. Other kids play multiple sports till they get to the 13 to 14 age when they have to choose between sports because each sport is too time consuming and will overlap into the other sport and makes both sports' teams unhappy with the multi-sport kid. These teams in-turn apply gentle pressure at first and not-so-gentle pressure later for the kid to choose one sport over the other(s). I think that's another time where we lose a chunk of kids as they get into high school and want to play football, or baseball, or basketball, or ??? I would think these two reasons would more than account for the drop in numbers. Not everyone is cut out for the highest levels of soccer and, thank God, weed themselves out!! I think kids start playing AYSO early to be with their friends and to belong to a community so they can have things in common. Not all of them are serious enough players but they might experiment for a few years, like till the age of 13 or 14, and then quit.

Other kids play multiple sports till they get to the 13 to 14 age when they have to choose between sports because each sport is too time consuming and will overlap into the other sport and makes both sports’ teams unhappy with the multi-sport kid. These teams in-turn apply gentle pressure at first and not-so-gentle pressure later for the kid to choose one sport over the other(s). I think that’s another time where we lose a chunk of kids as they get into high school and want to play football, or baseball, or basketball, or ???

I would think these two reasons would more than account for the drop in numbers. Not everyone is cut out for the highest levels of soccer and, thank God, weed themselves out!!

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