>I encourage you to sign Katy up for AYSO. It's good exercise and really good socializing. It's not competitive; no standings are kept and one of the precepts is Everyone Plays. Allie and Emily are still friends with girls they met playing soccer when they were little.
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>It's also where I got my opinion of Mexican Americans. To be honest I didn't know many Hispanics before soccer. What I discovered is they are no different from anyone else. Parents love their kids. The kids are happy when they score a goal and disappointed when they don't play as well as they wanted to. Kids are kids. Predispositions don't come until later.

We signed Katy up for soccer back in the spring. She's in a Saturday program for 4-5 year olds called Soccer Shots. Katy is good at the practice drills.

The girls in the program are all pretty good - the little boys are the whiny ones. When a girl gets knocked down, she gets back up. When a boy gets knocked down or trips, he gives a performance similar to what you see in pro soccer.