Wisconsin Beth
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 17, 2015 12:55:28 GMT -5
yeah, we were going to do it last night but I chickened out.
This is though the kids' school. 6 weeks only. She's never played in a real game either. and only had a bit of soccer previously. I'm not expecting her to play tomorrow because we also missed practice on Monday. We'll see what we see.
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Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Apr 17, 2015 13:50:57 GMT -5
Thank you giramomma - I'm dealing with this too. DD's first game (1st to 3rd grade team) is on Sat. morning and she needs shin guards, cleats and t-shirt to play. Actually, I'm finding the equipment to not be the issue. My DD is more worried about being the only kid who knows nothing about playing a real game, even though it's a rec league. I have a student that plays soccer, so we are going to see if she can work with DD a little bit. Also, get the equipment tonight if you can. Stuff is rapidly selling out in my neck of the woods. She'll be fine. I coach 7 year old boys and I don't think they know much about soccer except for 1) Kick the ball towards the goal 2) Protect their own goal. Success in soccer, at this age, has less to do with knowing how to play soccer and more to do with aggression. In other words, the more aggressive they are, the better they will usually be.
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Post by giramomma on Apr 17, 2015 18:42:25 GMT -5
My DD is more worried about being the only kid who knows nothing about playing a real game, even though it's a rec league. I have a student that plays soccer, so we are going to see if she can work with DD a little bit. She'll be fine. I coach 7 year old boys and I don't think they know much about soccer except for 1) Kick the ball towards the goal 2) Protect their own goal. Success in soccer, at this age, has less to do with knowing how to play soccer and more to do with aggression. In other words, the more aggressive they are, the better they will usually be. Yes. I know. It seems like this group players play in specific parts of the field, and she doesn't always know what part of the field to be in. The coach was trying to get her to stay in her lane, so to speak. The 1st grade boys were all pounding on each other and not paying attention to anything. She's way ahead in that respect
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Post by mroped on Apr 17, 2015 20:21:37 GMT -5
At that age, anything but used ones would do. $10-$15 pair is just as good as any. If the child sticks with it then you'll need to buy new ones in about two years.
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swamp
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Post by swamp on Apr 17, 2015 20:33:08 GMT -5
At that age, anything but used ones would do. $10-$15 pair is just as good as any. If the child sticks with it then you'll need to buy new ones in about two years. What's wrong with used?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 20:34:59 GMT -5
At that age, anything but used ones would do. $10-$15 pair is just as good as any. If the child sticks with it then you'll need to buy new ones in about two years. Why wouldn't used ones do? It's not like a 6 week season is going to do them in. I have about 4 sizes to hand down to younger son from his brother that are still like new.
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swamp
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Post by swamp on Apr 17, 2015 20:42:19 GMT -5
At that age, anything but used ones would do. $10-$15 pair is just as good as any. If the child sticks with it then you'll need to buy new ones in about two years. Why wouldn't used ones do? It's not like a 6 week season is going to do them in. I have about 4 sizes to hand down to younger son from his brother that are still like new. I bought DS's shin guards at a garage sale. I knew the person selling them. I also bought used cleats off the FB garage sale site.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Apr 17, 2015 20:43:07 GMT -5
Why wouldn't used ones do? It's not like a 6 week season is going to do them in. I have about 4 sizes to hand down to younger son from his brother that are still like new. I bought DS's shin guards at a garage sale. I knew the person selling them. I also bought used cleats off the FB garage sale site. Gotta save money for Disney somehow
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Post by mroped on Apr 17, 2015 21:53:20 GMT -5
Is quite simple:$10-$15 or a skin rash or something similar!
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