How young is too young for a child to go the match

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Used to be a regular season ticket holder, but my wife has to work every Saturday, leaving me on babysitting duty of our young daughter, this meant it was no longer possible to have a ST, at the start of next season she will be 3, so just wondering on peoples experiences of taking children to the match, she wouldn't have to go to every one, but when the ST is £95 it is worth it so when I can't find a babysitter she can come, as long as she is not to young, but I have no experience with this issue.


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TBH, I reckon it would be depend, in some way on where abouts you sit. If you get one for the family enclosure, I reckon 4/5. Gwladys and stuff though, i'd leave it till they were a little bit older.
 
Depends if you feel you can keep her entertained for 90 mins as well as being able to watch the match really.
 
I was aged 5 when I first went in the early 1960's but it was standing areas my late father could afford - I sat on a barrier with him behind holding me - I begged to go before that but he told me I would not see much - diferent now with seated stadiums I suppose.
 

They all react different. My mates took his 3yr old to a few in the quieter parts and he loves it.

My little girl didn't like it the first few at 6 or 7.
 
Younger than 7 is too young. They are either incredibly obedient or simply made for football if they can properly endure 90 minutes before then. I think personally its a little unfair on them, I've seen a tonne of young kids near me who never really enjoyed it. I think an exciting game helps but as that's just a gamble, I'd wait for a few years. See how they enjoy it on the tele first maybe, and consider it'll need to be very high for them to enjoy going at that age - of course there is the added bonus of just taking in Goodison, but all their wide-eyed eonder can only last so long before they start nagging you! Haha
 
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My Dad took me when I was 18 months and I cried when we scored when the roar happened, now my son is 6 months old and im counting down the seconds until I can take him, I think I will start him at a friendly/cup when he is 3 and hopefully get him hooked by 4! Poor lad doesn't know what he will be in for.
 
Well I went in the Gwlady when I was 2/3 apparently, but I got a bit scared according to my Dad, so we didn't go to til I was 4/5 and I was sound. I think it just depends on how much you understand about what's going on tbh, if you do go just prepare her for it, make sure she knows that tge shouting is a good thing.
 

I envy her tbh, there's nothing like walking up those steps for the first time.
 
I'd wait till about 5. When i was at the friendly where Hibbert scored - there was a dad there with his kids who were very young and weren't really bothered about the footy whatsoever - and they kept asking to go the toilet, he eventually gave in (despite knowing it was just because they were bored) and when he came back he found out he missed Hibberts goal.
 
Most young kids are really annoying and cant sit still however theres one lad who sits by me (about 6) who has been going since he was very little possibly younger than 2 and hes never been a problem. I wouldn't jump into getting a season ticket just yet as you never know she may hate it, but some are great and are just born to go to the match.
 
It wasn't football (soccer) but my parents started taking me to games around 5-6. I was mad for sports though. Just pulling up to the stadium, walking through the gates, and through the tunnel to see the stadium and pitch revealed to me is a feeling I never got over. I was hooked. It was like crack to me.

I guess it depends really. You can't force a kid to love the experience, but you'll never know if you don't try the first time. To me 5 or 6 seems the right age though.
 

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