weekend clubs for kids living EOW

[stillnotjustamummy]

My nephew desperately wants to play football on weekends - he's 6, but we can't find a club that is ok with him only attending every other weekend... Can anyone suggest something I can try looking for instead?

[BackforGood]

Well, the obvious one is an afterschool one, rather than a weekend, but I'm very surprised - particularly at 6, and a non-competitive age - that, if you talk to the people running it and explain the circumstances, they can't work with his parents on this.

[iwantanewcar]

Some poor parent on here last year was mauled for daring to suggest that a club work with parents to help a child, where divorce made it difficult for him to attend each week. The poster was told firmly the parents must work together and be adults. I was appalled at the lack of empathy towards a young child.

[guiltynetter]

iwantanewcar - well shouldn't the parents be adults and work together for the sake of the child? my sister has her step daughter EOW and and she still goes to a swimming club every Saturday. they just plan around it.

[stillnotjustamummy]

Sadly the distances involved and having two younger siblings make working around it impossible. We are keen for him to try and build a social life around his EOW location so it is just as fun as being at home...

[sickofforgettingpassword]

I would speak to a few different clubs, I had this and my boys played for two different clubs, one in each area where their homes were. I'd be surprised if you couldn't find one somewhere.

Good luck