Groups & Teams: The First Years

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. Older Kids Catching up in Sports?

My second grade son started playing soccer in kindergarten in the local Y intramural program and was the only kid who'd never played before (everyone else started in pre-school) and though he stuck with it through the end of 1st grade, he's always been the worst on the team. He's also tried indoor floor hockey which was a bit of a disaster, and now he's just started baseball (coach-pitch), and again, is the only kid who'd never played before and is again, the worst on the team. As he talks about the list of other sports to try - searching...

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Sports and Kids??

My son is 8 going to be 9 in a couple of months. He is in Karate right now...

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Sports on TV

Do you count sports towards kids TV time? I'm leaning towards no. My...

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Soccer Moms Please Advise

My son who is 8 has been playing soccer for 3 years. He has always loved it. Problem is he keeps getting put on teams with people who have never played before or for coaches who have never coached. I thought all of this was behind us. Recently after another 10-0 loss he is losing all self esteem. All he says is he sucks and he is no good. I really don't care about wins and losses ( truthfully). But when is my son gonna get to the point where he doesn't want to play because he sees no results. Should I search for another team or just...