Sports, Sports and more Sports!
Is is possible to push your child into a sport before he or she is ready?
Yes, that’s my son in the soccer picture. Age 3. The one crying on the end. I think it was Dad that wanted to be there more than him. Why not,,i was reliving my childhood. I loved the thrill of coaching. I forgot one thing. Everyone was having fun (including me) except my son.
Don’t get angry at me! It’s tough when you have to compete with every kid on the block! I finally found that by allowing my child to pick sports that he wanted to play, he was more apt to enjoy himself and excel. The past two years its been swimming and tennis. Hard to believe that a 5 year old can swim 20 laps in an Olympic size pool.
…and finally this year,,he’s coming around to baseball. My favorite (I was a Babe Ruth all star). Sometimes I forget myself when I’m out there knocking kids over to make a play. Then, I remember, where is my son. Oh yea,,he’s over on the playground. Who’s agenda is this anyway?
I heard that by age 7, they finally start to like it,,,so I’m still hopeful! sigh…