Where I grew up in the Midwest United States, football was only available in the late summer and early autumn until you were high-school aged. Baseball could be

Where I grew up in the Midwest United States, football was only available in the late summer and early autumn until you were high-school aged. Baseball could be played from an early age in Spring, Summer, and Fall. There seemed to be more opportunity for skills-focused activities (batting cages for instance) for baseball in the winter than football (at least in central Illinois). Soccer is available year round and has been since I was a child.