Taking your kids to the lane

[Always Offside]

Pre season friendly probably the best place to try out. If you get in the stadium at least half an hour early should minimise crowds, you can always stay 19 minutes after and allow numbers to subside

For God's sake, don't stay 18 minutes after the game, that would be a recipe for disaster.

 

[Sanj]

I'm thinking of taking my 4 year old daughter to one of our pre-season friendlies for her first Spurs match. I'm interested to know what experiences other parents have had in taking similar aged kids, whether they enjoyed the whole 90 mins, if they were intimidated by the large crowd, whether they would do it again.

Any insight would be appreciated.

Hey Mate - i took my daughter and my son to their first matches at around the age of 5.
I found they enjoyed the first 20 mins or so and then started to fidget/ get bored a bit. When the atmosphere perked up it seemed to get their interest again.
I would advise that you take something for them to play with/ occupy them and also a few snacks for them.

My kids love going to the football now, but it was about the age of 7 where they really got into it and 'enjoyed' 90 mins of football.

Good Luck and Enjoy.

 

[mickdale]

For God's sake, don't stay 18 minutes after the game, that would be a recipe for disaster.

I typed 10 minutes but my phone decided 19

 

[Blake Griffin]

i was sat next to a kid who was probably 4 or 5 and i remember them turning to their dad asking which team's tottenham.


it was 80 minutes into the game.

 

[Shanks]

I took my boy to watch Spurs under 21's play Aldershot (local to me) to see if he could handle the whole 90 minutes.

He got to meet Gomez and Kane back then, both great with him, kinda got him into football really, then took him to a Europa League game in the family area. Last season took him to the Arsenal game sat in the corner on the shelf, he absolutely loved it.

My middle boy has asked if he could watch Spurs play this year, he is 7, I'm not sure he'd enjoy it, but will try and get him to a game this year - hopefully at Wembley in the CL, much easier for me to drive to rather than get the train into WHL.

 

[hughy]

i was sat next to a kid who was probably 4 or 5 and i remember them turning to their dad asking which team's tottenham.


it was 80 minutes into the game.

My dad has done that watching matches on the TV.


He's not a football person!

 

[quackers]

Took my 5yo to the saints match last season as part of Spurs initiative of getting kids in "my home debut". DONT do this. The club screw you over with tickets in block 23 and about row 3. Although I think this block is now knocked down. Yes you sit in a family friendly part but whats the point if you cant actually see any football.

It was a lunchtime KO and the sun was high, so us and a number of families who presumably bought tickets for their "my home debut" this were all sat in direct sunlight and didn't see any of the match. Boy enjoying going to and from the stadium and a visit to the club shop was well received but I think it has put him wanting to go to the Lane.

If you do go pick nice seats in the North upper where you can actually see the match and can then decide to leave early just in case of boredom etc.

Will probably get the 3 match tickets to CL wembley as he will be 6 and might enjoy a long trip to London etc by then.

 

[hughy]

Sorry to "bump" this.

My missus has been badgering me for a while to take her to a match, so I was looking at tickets for the Gillingham game and saw they do a family ticket (2 adults, 2 kids) for the same price as 2 adult tickets. She has a 4 (and two-thirds...) year old brother who has never been to a football match. Would it be a good idea to buy a family ticket and take him too, or would he shit himself? The atmosphere probably wont be too toxic as it isn't an amazingly important match, and it'll give him a feel of what it's like.

Anyone else doing/done the same recently?

 

[mickdale]

Sorry to "bump" this.

My missus has been badgering me for a while to take her to a match, so I was looking at tickets for the Gillingham game and saw they do a family ticket (2 adults, 2 kids) for the same price as 2 adult tickets. She has a 4 (and two-thirds...) year old brother who has never been to a football match. Would it be a good idea to buy a family ticket and take him too, or would he shit himself? The atmosphere probably wont be too toxic as it isn't an amazingly important match, and it'll give him a feel of what it's like.

Anyone else doing/done the same recently?

they are doing a 50 quid family ticket for this game, 2 adults, 2 kids

 

[BehindEnemyLines]

I'm taking my 6 year old girl to wembley next week.......no idea if she'll sit through it, but gotta start somewhere!
She likes the clap where we all shout YIDS! at the end, but hadn't got the hang of the rythmn. In church at her first harvest festival and all the parents clapped at the end, then she stood up, hands aloft, and shouted "YIDS!"........my proudest moment, though my wife wasn't impressed for some reason.

 

[dondo]

I wish I had the opportunity to take my boys to Spurs they show no interest at all despite multiple attempts to get them involved

 

[kr1978]

If you keep an eye out then there are usually a couple of U21 games at WHL each season, I took my daughter to one of those for her first game, then a couple of cup games , then onto full league games. It seemed like a good way to introduce her to it all step by step and it certainly worked, she is nearly 11 now and absolutely Spurs mad and would go to every match if she could.

Not sure how if that will work this season with the stadium works and take into account it is a long time for them to sit there when they're young, I definitely think it took her a few games to properly understand the atmosphere etc.

 

[CornerPinDreamer]

I'm taking my 6 year old girl to wembley next week.......no idea if she'll sit through it, but gotta start somewhere!
She likes the clap where we all shout YIDS! at the end, but hadn't got the hang of the rythmn. In church at her first harvest festival and all the parents clapped at the end, then she stood up, hands aloft, and shouted "YIDS!"........my proudest moment, though my wife wasn't impressed for some reason.

you should write a book on parenting .. awesome outcome