How to increase aggressiveness in sports?
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Anonymous
| DS5.5 is totally nonaggressive in the weekend kiddie soccer class that he’s in. He will kick the ball and then stand still and not follow up. He will never contest a ball, but sort of jog along with the pack of kids who are chasing after the ball. He is the least aggressive kid on the field of kids aged 3 to 7, both boys and girls. Any ideas on how to encourage him to be more aggressive? |
Anonymous
| Maybe he doesn’t like soccer. |
Anonymous
| Please don’t. He’s 5. |
Anonymous
| Why? For a silly game most kids walk away from after 3rd grade? Find out what his interests are and go from there. Don’t just soccer because it’s easy. |
Anonymous
| He’s 5.5. Get him in some ball handling classes if you want. |
Anonymous
| Lots of kids are like this at his age. Just give it time and if he is having fun keep at it. With age and confidence your son will improve and be more aggressive where appropriate. |
Anonymous
| ...is this a joke? |
Anonymous
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FFS.
Has to be a joke, right? |
Anonymous
| Hes Ferdinand the Bull and that's ok. |
Anonymous
| My child was like this. I had been excited to have a kid that could play sports like I did, but it was totally not her thing. I had to back off and cheer her on in drama classes. It’s about the kid, not the adults. |
Anonymous
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Get him on steroids
AYFKM? No, do not try to coach a 5.5 year old for "aggressiveness." Jesus. |
Anonymous
| You are a pathetic pig 🐷 |
Anonymous
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Is he having fun? If yes, leave the aggressiveness factor alone. If he's not having fun, let him quit.
My 11 year old has never been super aggressive on the field. But he likes soccer and he's the goalie now, which suits him. My husband has coached off and on. The kids need to be taught that they're not supposed to chase the ball in a pack. At 5, they don't understand that, so they either chase, or kick the ball and wait. If he enjoys it, let it go until he and his teammates are old enough to understand the whole concept of the sport. They'll learn as they go. |
Anonymous
| Bait LOL. |
Anonymous
| Place them in a burlap bag and beat them with reeds |