Is my kid ready for organised football? Five signs that say yes, and three that say wait.

It is Sunday evening. Your kid has asked about football again, this time at bath-time, looking up from the water to ask when they can start. You sit on the edge of the bath thinking about it. You do not want to crush the idea by saying not yet. You also do not want to drop $300 on a season, drag them to a wet Saturday morning training, and watch them cry in week three because they were not ready. The readiness question is really a ready-for-what question. Take it apart and there are five signs that say go, three that say wait. You will know by the time you finish brushing your teeth.