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Apr 20, 2023
6:38:36pm

Chefcurry Intervention Needed

After a few tries of sports with my oldest, we took him out of sports pretty

Quickly. He absolutely hates sports which has been hard for me as sports were a big part of my life. He’s a big kid too and doctors projected him to be about 6’6 or 6’7. We tried him in karate as well and he just hated it.

In other news my youngest son loves sports and he’s tiny. Supposed to only hit 5’5 or 5’6. He got my wife’s height and my oldest got mine.

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Why do parents sign their kids up to play sports when they absolutely suck

cambo

4/20/23 6:31pm

When the kids isn’t having fun and enjoying it.

bYuFB

4/20/23 6:33pm

And how other people respond to them playing contributes to whether they have fun.

cougfanblue

4/20/23 6:37pm

I feel like this has left since they got rid of neighborhood based sports.

Bin01015

4/20/23 6:40pm

I agree with that but would saying playing to compete rather than for fun. Those two things can be the exact same thing

shimmy

4/20/23 6:38pm

well said.

qwerew

4/20/23 6:49pm

Because not everybody’s purpose for playing sports is to be a college athlete.

cougfanblue

4/20/23 6:34pm

Rec league that doesn't bother me at all. Club ball is a different story.

byubyu

4/20/23 6:34pm

Travel is especially dumb when you aren't beating local teams.

Plato

4/20/23 7:08pm

Seriously. Stay home, put them in a corner and think about their suckiness

The Pope

4/20/23 6:34pm

Because it is good for kids to play on a team, work through struggles, and make friends. Rec level sports are important

shimmy

4/20/23 6:35pm

I coach a lot of kids rec-league sports, and I somewhat agree with OP

4/20/23 6:45pm

I've coached little league for almost 10 years and get the frustration, but it is still a rec sport. For the most part

shimmy

4/20/23 6:50pm

I didn’t say that I would not try to help them out, but that it sometimes…

4/20/23 7:12pm

been there, done that But that is usually fairly young kids and part of the deal

qwerew

4/20/23 7:14pm

Sure. It’s not always fun. But it’s rec.

shimmy

4/20/23 7:29pm

Good grief, I understand that and I keep volunteering to coach & teach kids

4/20/23 10:49pm

You understand the difference between no interest and not good, right?

shimmy

4/20/23 10:57pm

I've coached kids that didn't want to play, but it was good for them.

j20

4/21/23 6:11pm

Nowhere in any of my posts did I say that I want the kids to be sitting at home

4/21/23 9:47pm

Kids who play sports are generally more physically active than those who don't

j20

4/21/23 9:56pm

This 100%

cambo

4/20/23 6:52pm

Signing up a kid who wants to play but sucks is different from forcing a kid to

russkiejedi

4/20/23 8:10pm

For real. Stay home, play video games and get fat, nerds!!

maxpowers

4/20/23 6:35pm

Cambo watching 8 year olds play basketball:

My Fingers Hurt

4/20/23 6:38pm

11 year olds actually

cambo

4/20/23 6:39pm

Well, sure. Now. Three years ago though…

My Fingers Hurt

4/20/23 6:40pm

What sport and what level? I'm guessing if your kid is playing on a team with kids that has crappy kids it's not a great

shimmy

4/20/23 6:43pm

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shimmy

4/20/23 6:45pm

After a few tries of sports with my oldest, we took him out of sports pretty

Chefcurry

4/20/23 6:38pm

That's what rec league is for. Agree with the above that club is different. But to answer your question, sometimes

Bob Vance

4/20/23 6:39pm

The only thing I would agree with is when parents sign their kids up when they have absolutely no interest. Lack of

Bob Vance

4/20/23 6:40pm

Thumbs downers

cambo

4/20/23 6:43pm

Let me ask you this. Are you coaching, and if so rec, or club? If you're not coaching, then why not?

Bob Vance

4/20/23 6:44pm

Haha, yes I'm coaching

cambo

4/20/23 6:47pm

You're the guy that has your kids in rec rather than a competitive league and are saying this. Hilarious.

shimmy

4/20/23 6:47pm

My boys play bantam league bball and while that isn't going on they play rec

cambo

4/20/23 6:50pm

if your kids only play bantam, maybe pump the brakes on telling people their kids suck at sports, lol.

shimmy

4/20/23 6:52pm

Woah...I didn't tell any people their kids suck at sports

cambo

4/20/23 6:53pm

Well you said "I bet your kids suck at sports." which is getting close. If you can't handle struggling kids on the team,

shimmy

4/20/23 6:54pm

Sorry shimmy that I hurt your feelings

cambo

4/20/23 6:57pm

I bet you're a great coach!

shimmy

4/20/23 6:58pm

RE: Thumbs downers

durandal

4/20/23 6:58pm

Good coaches work with those kids and find ways to make it work. Bad coaches blame the parents for signing them up.

Baron

4/20/23 7:14pm

I was shocked how sad I was when some of the bad kids quit during the season.

calvindyer

4/21/23 3:28am

All state 5A football son and All State 5A basketball other son. Four year varsi

Big Daddy D

4/20/23 7:41pm

My kids don’t play sports. But if they wanted to, I’d sign them up for as long

russkiejedi

4/20/23 8:17pm

If it’s rec league who cares. A person can like playing a sport and not be good

BlooCoog

4/20/23 6:45pm

13/14… until then nearly every parent is delusional

cougfanz

4/20/23 6:48pm

A few points- not all kids shine at an early age. Some are late bloomers

4/20/23 6:48pm

This was me. I was horrible until about 11/12 in baseball, then it all clicked. I made all-stars, comp, and HS

Bob Vance

4/20/23 6:50pm

RE: Why do parents sign their kids up to play sports when they absolutely suck

Shut_up

4/20/23 6:53pm

what age and level of competition are you talking about. A 7 year old who sucks

Mayor of Cougartown

4/20/23 6:53pm

I always end up coaching jr jazz. And every year I end up with 2-3 kids who have

maxpowers

4/20/23 7:01pm

Honestly, the parents care more about winning than the kids. If it were a select

4/20/23 7:07pm

Now do church.

Cougarnovas

4/20/23 7:18pm

People who suck at sports should quit church!

My Fingers Hurt

4/20/23 7:19pm

RE: People who suck at sports should quit church!

Cougarnovas

4/20/23 7:34pm

maybe the church should quit on people who suck at sports. Never mind

qwerew

4/20/23 7:40pm

I’m in the 2-5% though

My Fingers Hurt

4/20/23 9:15pm

To get better. To make friends. To learn how to work hard.

ballen

4/20/23 7:28pm

Cambo after he posts this and watches the reactions

kansascougar

4/20/23 7:30pm

Doesn’t matter as long as I stand up all game.

Future_Tacos

4/20/23 7:37pm

I've seen kids absolutely sick at a sport at 7 or 9 who then blossomed into an all star a few years later. You miss all

unctoothman

4/20/23 7:38pm

that's because they found a good Doctor, I mean trainer.

qwerew

4/20/23 7:41pm

You don't coach much, do you?

unctoothman

4/20/23 7:51pm

sorry, I thought I was clever because you said "sick." My bad.

qwerew

4/20/23 7:56pm

I shoulda proofread. Oops.

unctoothman

4/20/23 8:58pm

I read this as

calvindyer

4/21/23 3:30am

Same with school, music, drama, church, scouts, service, chores etc. If your

calvindyer

4/21/23 3:24am

David O. McKay said boys should play team sports so they learn to work as a team

calvindyer

4/21/23 3:32am

For little kids under 10 or so, it's all about getting them outside, exposure to

Mitty

4/21/23 12:52pm

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