My kid does not want to play lacrosse next year

[Anonymous]

He is entering 3rd grade and says "it is not my sport". I feel like if he does not play next year he will get left behind and not able to pick it back up in a few years if we wants to play again. what should I do?

[Anonymous]

Unless there are underlying issues, e.g. not a good team/coach fit, help him find something else.

[Anonymous]

So he’s 9? Let him pick another sport!!

[Anonymous]

^^ let him find his passion. Could be soccer or basketball or baseball or golf or tennis or fencing or swimming - there are so many possibilities

[Anonymous]

Let him try something else, maybe he will develop a passion for another sport or interest, and maybe he'll come back to sport in a few years. I've seen plenty of kids play lacrosse young, give it up, and come back ion 7th-9th grade and totally commit to it. In the end, if you force him to play, eventually he'll be old enough to choose not the play, because you mad him. Kids want to have fun, play with their friends and compete, support him and help him find and try other things.

[Anonymous]

If he is athletic and aggressive he can stop and come back to it. If not he will not be good at it anyway.

[Anonymous]

Count yourself lucky. It’s a long and expensive road filled with opportunity cost.

[Anonymous]

Listen to your kid. 3rd grade is not some crucial year for lacrosse development.

[Anonymous]

He's in third grade and you felt a need to start a new thread on this ridiculous topic?

[Anonymous]

Let your kid have some say in his own life, OP. If he is not interested, then he will not play at his peak level. His body will show up but his mind will be somewhere else. What is your kid interested in? You are making this all about you, OP. Make it about your kid.

[Anonymous]

Let him do something else and put that $5K/year in a 529 plan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He is entering 3rd grade and says "it is not my sport". I feel like if he does not play next year he will get left behind and not able to pick it back up in a few years if we wants to play again. what should I do?

You should listen to him and help him find his sport, which isn't lacrosse.

[Anonymous]

He can always pick it up again. The issue is at what level. Would be he have a chance at competing against the best? Probably only if he is a tremendous athlete.

Should you care about this? Absolutely not.

[Anonymous]

I think you should force him to play. Come on, don't be a dope and let him try something else if he wants.

[Anonymous]

My spouse was a star soccer player and really pushed soccer on my oldest with a travel team starting in 1st grade. She was talented but quickly hated it and refused to play mid way through 3rd grade. The next year she chose lacrosse and is now a strong high school player going through the college recruiting process. At the time she left soccer we thought it was a big problem but it really worked out for the best.