10 month old can kick soccer ball a pretty good distance, is there a way to nurture athletics?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Surprised at the ease my 10 month old can kick, toss and roll his older brothers soccer balls compared to when the older boys could do so with ease.

I know many athletes say they started young but how do you start to nurture skills without predetermining the child’s sport or is it really trial and error and whatever they are good at?

I will preface with I’m not athletic at all so I don’t really know much about sports and toddlers.

Umm...that's cause there isn't much to know about sports and toddlers.

Just let him play.

[Anonymous]

Jesus Christ.

[Anonymous]

Who does he favor for the women's World Cup?

[Anonymous]

Having older siblings to chase is a great way to nurture athletics. Add in a lot of playground time, and don't hover let him discover his own body, and he'll grow up to be whatever kind of athlete he's meant to be.

[Anonymous]

How the hell is he 34lbs?! My 11 month old is big but is 24lbs

[Anonymous]

https://washdc.supersoccerstars.com/search/schedule.asp?country=us&season=Summer&year=2019&radius=5&state=0
They have sessions starting at 1-2, they might go ahead and take your son now if they see what he can do.

[Anonymous]

I’m sure there must be a book about how Tiger Woods’ dad started when he was an infant teaching him how to be a billionaire golf pro and a total asshole, maybe you could read that.

[Anonymous]

I am LOLing. Op, let me guess, you are a stay at home mom and you don't have any hobbies?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you friends with the poster from a few weeks ago asking if she should join a pool so that her now one year old could be on a swim team in 7 years?

As long as the waitlists for pools can be, that sounds like a smart question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am LOLing. Op, let me guess, you are a stay at home mom and you don't have any hobbies?

Really? I'm a teacher, so I get a lot of up close views of people's parenting, and I can tell you that both working and SAHP's can fall into this trap of overanalyzing their kids' development.

[Anonymous]

Your infant is bigger than my (perfectly healthy) 3 year old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your infant is bigger than my (perfectly healthy) 3 year old.

People come in different sizes. I am surprise you haven't noticed this yet.

[Anonymous]

My youngest could dribble a soccer ball as a toddler. I don't know if it would have translated to being a great soccer player because he didn't really like soccer and did not play on soccer teams. He doesn't have the speed and endurance for running that the kids who really love soccer have. He doesn't even like to play soccer at recess. He does have natural balance and picked up ice skating, rollerblading and snow boarding really fast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Surprised at the ease my 10 month old can kick, toss and roll his older brothers soccer balls compared to when the older boys could do so with ease.

I know many athletes say they started young but how do you start to nurture skills without predetermining the child’s sport or is it really trial and error and whatever they are good at?

I will preface with I’m not athletic at all so I don’t really know much about sports and toddlers.

Good Lord, you cannot be serious! He is ten months old!!!! FYI, if he can bang out some noise on a piano, it doesn't mean he's the next Mozart.

[Anonymous]

First time parents are the worst. I’m sorry, I was too.