Logan started with soccer at 5 yrs. old.  Nobody kept score, which was great.  Practices were twice a week, and games were on the weekends.  I thought at that age they could have gotten by with just one practice/ week, but we got through it, and he had a blast.  However, in kindergarten, he begged us to play football.  We were hesitant, but caved in.  What a mistake. (For us, anyways.  Some kids and parents might not have minded it.) Practice was 4 nights/week for 2 hours each night, and games on Sunday.  They NEVER cancelled a practice if it rained, unless we were getting a hurricane or something. It was like they were in the freakin' NFL.  Logan ended up not liking it as much as he thought he would, and volunteered to sit the pine alot!  HA.  Like jessica said, the YMCA is awesome if you don't want to invest a ton of time and money, and also if you don't like working the concession stand and doing fund raisers!  He did indoor soccer there, and absolutely loved it.  I guess you just have to know when you're going into something how much time and dedication it's going to involve, how your kids will handle it,  and go from there.