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Soccer is a game for everyone-from
first graders to some of the best-conditioned
athletes in the world.
And the fact that anyone can play is
why soccer is booming, said Sue Lake,
soccer coordinator for the Lincoln YMCA.
"We don't have as many great athletes
in our soccer program as we do in say,
football or basketball, because anyone can
learn to play soccer," she said. "But that is
what makes it so attractive
YMCA soccer has grown from 70
participants in its first season, the spring of
1975, to 500 this spring. As late as last
fall, only 160 children were enrolled in the
program, she said.
This year, for the first time, first grade
children were allowed to sign up. One
hundred-sixty are playing, despite the fact
that the average first grader may be only
four times as tall as a soccer ball.
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