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I am throwing the ball wrong and do not know how to explain the right way to my child. Could someone tell me how to throw a baseball? I do not want my son to get injured.
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I changed my question because it was not clear. I asked how to teach him to play (my husband is not a sports guy and i do not know much myself). For some reason the way i worded lead the two posts below to assume I pushed my son into it. He asked and wanted to play. I really like the idea of a team sport and an individual sport. Part of my post was sarcasm and may have been misinterpreted. I said he is behind and many of the kids must have started at age 2 or something. We have been focusing on his school work, swimming and playing outside at the park.
Julie: that is a great idea. We are new to town and joined a new church. if i put it out there, maybe an older boy (or girl) will be willing to help.
have a coach help you! Any P.E. teacher could help.....
Some kids are not cut out for sports. How can he be "behind". He is six years old! Cut him some slack. Did you sign him up because he wanted to play or did you sign him up because you want him to play and think he needs to be in a sport.
It's really hard to teach something like that on a message board. Your best bet would be to go to youtube and look for a tutorial. You need to see it, not read it.
Most kids don't start baseball until age 4 or 5, many are 6, so your son won't be too far behind.
That's what coaches are for. A good coach will teach him, and give you advice for practicing at home. Ask the coach!
I would call the coach. Ask if he or she could meet with you and your son to work on some basics. Don't worry about trying to teach him...that's what practice is for!
Practice! It really is the only way.
Do you attend church or know any older boys or girls in the neighborhood that could help him out?
If he is joining a team the coach will help him out. Don't expect perfection! Half the fun of games at this age is just watching the silly things they do! Missing the ball because they are picking a dandelion or their nose out in the field - ha ha
I am sure there are videos online for this as well. Check youtube. Or get a book from the library. But really, it just takes time and practice.
**ETA: you changed your initial question. My answer below pertains to your original question. So it is moot.
Maybe, hire someone to help your son, give him lessons, aside from what you already have him enrolled in. Someone who can give him one on one, lessons.
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Maybe, he should do a sport, since he has to.... it should be a "sport" that HE likes and decides on.
My son is 6. 1st grade. Ever since he was in Kindergarten, he's had classmates that are in team sports. Soccer, baseball, flag football mostly.
We did not have him enrolled in anything in Kindergarten. There is no need to. He also did not want to. But at that age, he WANTED to be in the Lego Club. So he did that and loved it. Lots of skills, a kid learns in those classes. Which is non-sports related.
Then, now he is in 1st grade and is 6. I asked him if he wanted to do a sport. But that he did not have to, JUST because his friends were. We never put that pressure on him. But one day, HE decided that he wanted to play tennis. So we enrolled him in a class for his age. After school type classes on campus at his school. He loved it. The point was NOT, about comparing athletic skills between the kids. It was, PER the Coach, about enjoying playing. Regardless if the kid was good or bad at it. They ALL, just had fun and that was the point. And sure, they were taught tennis skills. Then, my son, was invited to join an actual tennis Team. A Coach saw him play and told us that our son is GOOD. Darn good. So we talked WITH our son about it. He, wanted to join the team. We talked to him the "responsibilities" about it and how many times a week practice is and lessons. He... wanted to. He is the youngest child on the team. He knows that. He also knows the older ones are better than him. So what. He is satisfied with HIMSELF. The Coach, does not compare, players. They are all, the same. That is what they are taught... about the loved of the sport. NOT about who is better or worse. They are taught, about ATTITUDE about it, that that is what makes a world class athlete.... attitude, differentiates... talent. And ethics about it. NOT only, skill or perfection in skill. My son's Coach, teaches them, about attitude. NOT about their athleticism. My son, loves tennis. HE chose it. We do not drill him about it. At all. Nor do we compare him, to his fellow teammates.
HE, likes it. For himself. And... because of that, he learns... about life. And isn't that what it is all about?
Some athletes are very good technically. But that is all.
If you do not have enough time, for your son's school work and then extra curricular activities/sports... then, can't you lessen it? Have him in only 1 sport. And let him be a little boy who can just play and have down time and family time.
Kids do NOT have to be in organized anything... from 2 years old.
It does not make a kid better than the other.
Being "behind" in a sport compared to the others, does not mean anything.
Heck, even ADULTS, can be "behind" someone else in sports, too.
No one has to be a professional athlete in EVERYTHING.
It doesn't matter if someone started at 2 years old versus another who started at 12 years old. That doesn't make the 2 year old better. Than one who started later.
