Kids and sports.

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I was going ask parent gaf about this but I would like more people's input on this.

I have a three year old son with a ton of energy, and I thought he might like playing sports, baseball or basketball. Found out it would be expensive to do it but my folks are going to pay some of the cost.

I was never really into sports, I was a band nerd playing drums. My old man was hardcore into them, he played everything and watches them but he never pushed me into "you gotta play!!!" He supported me playing drums and bought me my first drum set so that's why I want to let my little boy try them out, if he likes them I want him to play if not well he can try something else.

I youtubed parents watching their kids playing sports and wow lol they get crazy, so really I want to ask everyone, did you get pushed or put into playing sports by yor parents? How did it go? I'm gong to put my little boy into a team but if he does not like it I will pull him out, first I want him to try it a bit through and then meh, art or music classes.
 
I wanted to play sports up until middle school, my parents supported me wanting to play and to quit.

They were also not the crazy parents on the sidelines.
 
xxracerxx said:
I wanted to play sports up until middle school, my parents supported me wanting to play and to quit.

They were also not the crazy parents on the sidelines.
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Man, the vids are crazy. I read a theory that parents flip out cos it's the first instance where they are not in control of their kid's actions.
 
CarpeDeezNutz said:
Man, the vids are crazy. I read a theory that parents flip out cos it's the first instance where they are not in control of their kid's actions.
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Sports were more for fun and meeting friends than competition for me.

And that theory really doesn't stack up as some sports parents are always crazy.
 
I wish my parents had pushed me into it.
But, we couldn't afford it, and I don't think they wanted me to anyways if they had the money.


Young me was a pussy anyways, prolly run away from the balls.
 
I used to play every sport i could in elementary school / middle school. Not because my parents ever forced me, but it was just fun at the time. Parents didn't show up to half of my games lol.
 
I'm putting my daughter in all the sports I can. I loved playing baseball, basketball and soccer growing up. I'm also going to teach her how to skateboard, snowboard, ride a bike and fly fish. I can't wait. She's not even 2 though...
 
my parents didnt force me on anything and thats why i did less than I wish I had in retrospective. Well... I mean, "forcing" is not the right way to do it but encourage activities and finding the activity/ies that fit best for the kid should be the right way to do it.
Also, I've read that those kids that try many things are more prone to stick to one thing in the end than those that always do the same thing, so it's really best to encourage more than one thing or at least try out more things.

I'd really like to have a son and see what kind of sports he would choose because i really like the idea of having your own choice and not just doing "what everybode else does" or something.
 
I wanted to do a lot of stuff but my parents couldn't afford any extracurriculars. Used to put me down because a lot of my friends were well off and they got to take dance lessons, learn an instrument, or play a sport.

Hopefully when I have children I'll have the means to have them get into an activity. I kinda hope I can get my kids into soccer personally xD Wouldn't push them though if it wasn't their thing.
 
Tarsul said:
I'd really like to have a son and see what kind of sports he would choose because i really like the idea of having your own choice and not just doing "what everybode else does" or something.
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A girl can play sports as well.
 
Mr.Swag said:
I wish my parents had pushed me into it.
But, we couldn't afford it, and I don't think they wanted me to anyways if they had the money.


Young me was a pussy anyways, prolly run away from the balls.
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It is expensive with all the gear but my old man is going to put up some of the costs. My son is 3 so it's tee ball no throwing balls lol.

railGUN said:
I'm putting my daughter in all the sports I can. I loved playing baseball, basketball and soccer growing up. I'm also going to teach her how to skateboard, snowboard, ride a bike and fly fish. I can't wait. She's not even 2 though...
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I'm planning on buying skateboards cos I was a skater when I was young.
 
My parents had me in fucking everything. Basketball, karate, T-ball (baseball), football, swimming, piano lessons, flute lessons, etc.

If only they had me playing tennis, I would have won the U.S. Open by now :-/ lol. Sports-wise, I liked basketball and swimming. Didn't care for football or karate.

I'd say try a bit of everything to find out what he likes. That's what I'm gonna do with my kid. And I'm not sure if they're old enough to make their own choices about that kind of thing (since I'm not a parent), but that might work, too.
 
Do it. Also, sign them up yourself. My parents told me that if I wanted to play sports, I had to sign myself up. At 4 years old I had to organize that shit. It was tough.
 
CarpeDeezNutz said:
I was going ask parent gaf about this but I would like more people's input on this.

I have a three year old son with a ton of energy, and I thought he might like playing sports, baseball or basketball. Found out it would be expensive to do it but my folks are going to pay some of the cost.

I was never really into sports, I was a band nerd playing drums. My old man was hardcore into them, he played everything and watches them but he never pushed me into "you gotta play!!!" He supported me playing drums and bought me my first drum set so that's why I want to let my little boy try them out, if he likes them I want him to play if not well he can try something else.

I youtubed parents watching their kids playing sports and wow lol they get crazy, so really I want to ask everyone, did you get pushed or put into playing sports by yor parents? How did it go? I'm gong to put my little boy into a team but if he does not like it I will pull him out, first I want him to try it a bit through and then meh, art or music classes.
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I just had my son's first soccer game. He is 3 and a half with a ton of energy as well. Do you know what they did? They stood around and took turns dribbling to the goal and shooting until one kid who knew how to play the game got them chasing after the ball. At 3, you'll be lucky if he understand the rules. Put him on a team and watch him fail. Be there to cheer him on and clap. Children are fairly accepting at that age. You shouldn't worry about him being left out.
 
Sports are great- make sure to listen to him on what he wants to do, though. Except on football/boxing. Overrule him there.
 
My advice is seek out what I put my son into here in Australia, a great company called Ready Steady Go Kids. The kids learn to take instructions, interact with other kids, make friends and get exercise. Don't sit on the sidelines either, I love getting involved and the teachers encourage parents to join in too.

Basically they do 2 weeks of a specific sport then rotate to another sport for 2 weeks and do that for 3 months per term. We did this for about 2 years and he's choosing the two sports he likes best to regularly play in official seasons now. Over that time he got to experience and develop skills with soccer, tennis, t-ball, golf, cricket, footy (AFL here in Oz), basketball, circuit style training for general balance, hand-eye coordination etc and a ton more. We steered one of his choices based on our perception of his skills and the other we completely let him pick. It's better to get them used to a variety of sports before having them pick at random or you forcing one onto them. Also using this sort of method they develop individually and in team aspects as well.

Both my son and daughter do swimming weekly too as we consider that basic survival type stuff. It was a little easier with my daughter so far as it was plain as day at 10 months she naturally loved to dance, she's in dancing lessons already too and totally loves it.

I hope that helps some and just interact and observe your kids in any activity, you'll see what they have natural talents for and/or what they're passionate about.
 
Ivan A Nguyen said:
I just had my son's first soccer game. He is 3 and a half with a ton of energy as well. Do you know what they did? They stood around and took turns dribbling to the goal and shooting until one kid who knew how to play the game got them chasing after the ball. At 3, you'll be lucky if he understand the rules. Put him on a team and watch him fail. Be there to cheer him on and clap. Children are fairly accepting at that age. You shouldn't worry about him being left out.
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Haha yeah, I figured that would happen. The sports team advertising said everyone gets a turn to swing at ball.
 
My parents weren't big sports fans, so I was never pushed to play.

I devoloped a love for baseball on my own as early as I can remember and wanted to play it as much as possible. I played little league all the way up until I was like 15 when I didn't make the cut for high school.

I actually wish i had parents that pushed me to excell. I was a big kid and ended up being pretty good at football, basketball and wrestling in High School. I never played any of those sports in an organized manner until I was actually in High School.

I've been told had I played them my entire life and was coached longer I could have possibly earned a wrestling or football scholarship. Who knows though.
Maybe I would have hated being pushed.
The grass is always greener on the other side, right?
 
CarpeDeezNutz said:
Haha yeah, I figured that would happen. The sports team advertising said everyone gets a turn to swing at ball.
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If only that were the case then it would have gone better. Naw, this was just kids being kids. They didn't understand the game and were all just standing around. The game lasted for an hour... the horror!
 
Ivan A Nguyen said:
If only that were the case then it would have gone better. Naw, this was just kids being kids. They didn't understand the game and were all just standing around. The game lasted for an hour... the horror!
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Still cute though, probably should put him into wrassling cos he likes it. How old are your kids now?
 
My son is only 3 so he hasn't really started sports yet, but he will. He swims actually like 3-4 times a week and can actually swim on his own for a few yards with no help. He does better than most kids at the YMCA pool who are upwards of 6-7 which is crazy.

My daughter is 13 and has played a little bit of everything. She is sort of settling into softball now and is pretty good at it. She played basketball for 3-4 years and soccer a couple years when she was really little.

I'll concur that parents at games are insane. Like my daughter is just now getting to the level of softball where the girls know how to play pretty competently and know what to do in situations, even if their mechanics and skills aren't really all that great yet. Yet despite all this some parents go absolutely APE SHIT at these games over their kids, the coaches, the umps, everything. It's pretty embarrassing overall. I'm pretty laid back but I'll tell my daughter things after the game she should work on or to focus on next time.
 
CarpeDeezNutz said:
Still cute though, probably should put him into wrassling cos he likes it. How old are your kids now?
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Just the one. Still 3 and a half. This was two days ago. We did play fight on Sunday and he had a ton of fun. I felt like a kung fu master for holding him off with one hand. My wife didn't say it out loud, but I could see in her eyes that she was impressed.
 
Ivan A Nguyen said:
Just the one. Still 3 and a half. This was two days ago. We did play fight on Sunday and he had a ton of fun. I felt like a kung fu master for holding him off with one hand. My wife didn't say it out loud, but I could see in her eyes that she was impressed.
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Had my little one in a spine crush, then he scrambled around and tackled me. Got some good hits in but I body slammed him lol.
 
Can you do sports for three year olds? I think I started around the age of 5, with soccer and baseball, I sucked, but it was fun. Sports is a great way for getting your kids to socialize. I am still on talkative terms with my friends from that age. 19 now.
 
WaffleTaco said:
Can you do sports for three year olds? I think I started around the age of 5, with soccer and baseball, I sucked, but it was fun. Sports is a great way for getting your kids to socialize. I am still on talkative terms with my friends from that age. 19 now.
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Yeah, it's really basic. Everyone gets to play.
 
CarpeDeezNutz said:
I was going ask parent gaf about this but I would like more people's input on this.

I have a three year old son with a ton of energy, and I thought he might like playing sports, baseball or basketball. Found out it would be expensive to do it but my folks are going to pay some of the cost.

I was never really into sports, I was a band nerd playing drums. My old man was hardcore into them, he played everything and watches them but he never pushed me into "you gotta play!!!" He supported me playing drums and bought me my first drum set so that's why I want to let my little boy try them out, if he likes them I want him to play if not well he can try something else.

I youtubed parents watching their kids playing sports and wow lol they get crazy, so really I want to ask everyone, did you get pushed or put into playing sports by yor parents? How did it go? I'm gong to put my little boy into a team but if he does not like it I will pull him out, first I want him to try it a bit through and then meh, art or music classes.
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Start with some easy stuff like tot soccer and T-ball
 
Baseball, Soccer, and Basketball really aren't that expensive unless you start sending your kids to camps. I guess it really depends on the township you live in too.

The sports that can get expensive at an early age are hockey, lacrosse, and I'm guessing football as well. Hockey can be expensive with the pads, skates, ice time, and helmet. All those other sports also make you buy pads. It just really depends on what town you're living in and how involved the parents are. If he plays travel sports like travel soccer or baseball, parents often carpool which can save money on gas.

Sports are great. Even if you don't know that much about soccer or baseball, I'm sure it's fun to just get involved and learn along with him.
 
I will strongly persuade my kids to run track and live a disciplined lifestyle. Probably play basketball, too. I've been more iffy on football lately but playing organized ball has been one of the best experiences of my life.

Flag football would be a decent compromise I think.
 
When I was 16, I decided to be a referee for youth-soccer.

I quit 4 weeks into it because of the emotional abuse from parents.

It sucks because the parents would rub off on the kids, they'd start yelling and shoving me, I'd have to produce a red card, they start crying and the parents continue to shout abuse.

Some parents are just cunts...

I would totally encourage my children to play sports though or any other passion they may have. fuck the education system man
 
My parents kept trying to get me into stuff. I wasn't sure if they were worried I wasn't getting exercise, or if they noticed I had no friends. T-ball, basketball, soccer, underwater hockey (that one lasted the longest actually). Always did it for like afew months and then stopped. Always got bored after I realized how terrible I was at everything.
 
I hated every minute of it. The worst part was that when I was young I was much better than everyone else, but then everyone else started growing and I didn't. Suddenly my peers had strength that I didn't have

But whatever. At least forcing your kid to play sports is better than letting them shoot guns
 
I joined and quit every sport there was as a kid. I begged my parents to let me quit every time.

In hindsight, I wish my parents forced me to keep doing it. They're a good way to get involved in a community, they keep you focused and busy in a good way, they help keep you active, they can be fun. I think they're ultimately good for kids to be involved with.
 
CarpeDeezNutz said:
I was going ask parent gaf about this but I would like more people's input on this.

I have a three year old son with a ton of energy, and I thought he might like playing sports, baseball or basketball. Found out it would be expensive to do it but my folks are going to pay some of the cost.

I was never really into sports, I was a band nerd playing drums. My old man was hardcore into them, he played everything and watches them but he never pushed me into "you gotta play!!!" He supported me playing drums and bought me my first drum set so that's why I want to let my little boy try them out, if he likes them I want him to play if not well he can try something else.

I youtubed parents watching their kids playing sports and wow lol they get crazy, so really I want to ask everyone, did you get pushed or put into playing sports by yor parents? How did it go? I'm gong to put my little boy into a team but if he does not like it I will pull him out, first I want him to try it a bit through and then meh, art or music classes.
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If I could do it all again: Gymnastics/dance from a young age. Learn the splits, "flexibility", rhythm from a young age translates marvelously into "real sports" if they chose to pursue those routes later in life.
 
shira said:
If I could do it all again: Gymnastics/dance from a young age. Learn the splits, "flexibility", rhythm from a young age translates marvelously into "real sports" if they chose to pursue those routes later in life.
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Been reading through the responses, I like this suggestion.
 
I got forced to do maany different sorts but I was terrible at them and hated them all. Until I started Boxing that is, although it's not a 'sport' sport. Personally, the thing I hated the most was having to keep going to these places and play these sports even though I let my parents know I was miserable whenever I went.
 
Hockey would be cool, but its expensive and you have to wake up at like 5am.

Baseball, basketball, and soccer are all good picks.
 
MegaMelon said:
I got forced to do maany different sorts but I was terrible at them and hated them all. Until I started Boxing that is, although it's not a 'sport' sport. Personally, the thing I hated the most was having to keep going to these places and play these sports even though I let my parents know I was miserable whenever I went.
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See, this is exactly what I want to avoid. If my little boy is miserable I'll pull him out, but I don't want him to quit just cos it gets tough which is different I think.

My dad is all about sports and what not but he never pushed me into playing any, he pushed me into what I liked, he bought me my first drum set.

If he looks like he is dreading getting up to play a game I guess it's time to pull him out though lol I just don't want him to quit so easy.
 
I wanted to play volleyball when i was a kid but my parents couldn't afford it. I did play in my school's volleyball team though, i was pretty good.
 
Big on sports for my kids. My daughter's on soccer travel team, she's pretty serious about it. My son does basketball, I coach his team. My son is the less competitive/driven of the two but we keep him balanced between lazing around playing games and physical activity. My daughter keeps herself busy regardless so I don't worry as much about her.

My son has an affinity for Track though so he's going to join that in middle school next year.

So yeah, me and my wife are strong proponents of team sports generally but at the same time, we aren't psycho about it. You won't catch us yelling like savages at games or arguing with refs/opposing team parents.

For myself, I grew up playing ball in the back of my projects, where everyone used to play--it was a big deal to be out there running fulls. I didn't do it organized till high school. My folks had me try out for Little League when I was about 8 or 9, but I didn't take to it then, so I never joined the team. Mostly, my folks let me come to athletic decisions on my own, but again, I had that outlet of just playing in the back of the building.

Back then, we were all outside. No smartphones, not everybody had an NES. You were playing ball, tag, sponge ball or skelsies.
 
I played baseball as a kid and while I had some fun times, there were a lot of scary moments. I remember these two moms just started to have a fist fight in the middle of a game. I also saw my friend's dad slap the shit out of him after striking out. Not to mention coaches always yelling and the umps were dicks. People take this stuff way too seriously. If you're going to get your kid into a league, I recommend talking to as many people as possible who are running it or participating in it.
 
You can take them with a friend and see whether they like it or not. Just give it a chance. I took my kid to karate (well, more a playful thing than what it sounds like) and he didn't like it. Now whe're going to try baseball and soccer. We'll see. He developed an obsession for fishing though.. Personally i think fishing is boring as hell and i feel bad for the fishes. But it's kinda fun to do it with him.

I'm kinda hesitant about soccer though, because a lot of parents in The Netherlands really let out their inner trailerpark trash personality while watching their kid play. They become retardedly agressive and rude.
 
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