6 Reasons to Start Your Soccer Star Early

6 Reasons to Start Your Soccer Star Early Hey mamas! Spring is (almost) here, and so is soccer season! Enroll your little ones early for a kick of fun and development. From building motor skills to fostering friendships, this sport has it all. Keep your kids active, and happy, and who knows – they might just be the future stars of Atlanta United!

6 Reasons to Start Your Soccer Star EarlyHere are six reasons to start them in soccer early.

  1. Fundamental Motor Skills: Starting soccer early helps children develop fundamental motor skills such as running, jumping, and kicking, laying a strong foundation for overall physical development.
  2. Socialization Skills: Soccer is a universal language and early exposure to team sports like soccer facilitates the development of social skills, teaching kids how to communicate, cooperate, and build friendships from a young age.
  3. Healthy, Happy Kids: Beyond specific skills, participation in the sport promotes overall well-being, keeping your kids active, healthy, and happy amidst Atlanta’s blooming springtime.Kid sports Reasons to start sports early
  4. Cognitive Development: Soccer involves strategic thinking, decision-making, and spatial awareness, promoting cognitive development in young minds as they learn to navigate the field and make quick, coordinated movements.
  5. Building Confidence: Successes and challenges on the field can boost a child’s self-esteem and confidence. Early participation allows them to experience achievement and learn resilience in a supportive environment.
  6. Future Atlanta United Stars: Starting your kids early could pave the way for them to become the future stars of Atlanta United FC, contributing to Atlanta’s vibrant soccer scene and adding their names to the roster of local heroes.

Cheers to a season filled with goals, both on and off the field!

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Audrey Quinones
Originally from Puerto Rico, Audrey grew up in a military family moving across the southeast US. She moved to Atlanta in 2013 for work and fell in love with the city and her now husband, Jorge. Audrey has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez, an MBA from Kennesaw State University, and now works as a Quality Assurance Engineer for a global communications company. She is an advocate for infertility and pregnancy loss and co-founded and co-hosted the Infertilidad Latina podcast, a "Spanglish" podcast that provides support for the Latinx community. After battling infertility and repeated pregnancy loss for over five years, she is now a new mom of a beautiful rainbow baby boy, Matteo Makai, who was born via Surrogacy in Ukraine. She loves to write and wrote a children's book titled Now Imagine: A story for our rainbow baby to cope during the difficult time. She journals about her journey to motherhood on her page @travelingtobaby. She is a world traveler, loves culture, and languages. She speaks three languages (English, Spanish and Italian) and hopes to master Ukrainian someday. She lives by the quote, "If there is a will, there is a way."