billisonboard
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Post by billisonboard on Jan 26, 2015 11:13:29 GMT -5
Not probable but also not impossible. Impossible. Kids like competing. Unless you take away all physical activity you will never prevent kids from trying to run faster than eachother, trying to bounce a ball better than the other kid, trying to win at kickball, etc. Please reread what I wrote. I did not propose doing away with sports. I proposed not having them connected to the school. In the small town I used to live in, the school had no soccer teams at an age level. Schools voiced no interest in creating them. Parents created leagues and coached. No connection to the schools other than being granted permission to use play fields after school hours. It is possible. |
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jan 26, 2015 11:15:15 GMT -5
Impossible. Kids like competing. Unless you take away all physical activity you will never prevent kids from trying to run faster than eachother, trying to bounce a ball better than the other kid, trying to win at kickball, etc. Please reread what I wrote. I did not propose doing away with sports. I proposed not having them connected to the school. In the small town I used to live in, the school had no soccer teams at an age level. Schools voiced no interest in creating them. Parents created leagues and coached. No connection to the schools other than being granted permission to use play fields after school hours. It is possible. I agree, it is possible to have school sponsored teams go away. |
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Post by mroped on Jan 26, 2015 11:18:38 GMT -5
I love soccer! I grew up playing it on the dirt roads, grass fields, most of the time barre footed but was something that I did just with my buddies. Never did it home even with my siblings!
Your kid ( Ryan's) might be that kind! I wouldn't push him into it but as long as he doesn't say he doesn't wanna go, let him have it. He doesn't have to be the best but he has to enjoy it. Having a "talk" with the kid, treating him as equal, let the decision up to him, might help clear it for you.
i am almost 47 and still play in an organized indoor league in the winters. Is not about competition but about what brings us joy.
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