Sports to try for an un-athletic girl

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I have an unathletic kid who has been taking taekwondo all year. I have seen real improvements in their coordination, strength and confidence.

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Anonymous wrote:I love all the people recommending softball when OP specifically said that wasn't what her daughter enjoyed.

I actually came on here to beg people NOT to recommend softball. Its a really complex sport and we are SO tired of new girls joining who have never watched a baseball game in their life and are terrified the ball might actually be hit or thrown to them. Please God no.

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Anonymous wrote:I love all the people recommending softball when OP specifically said that wasn't what her daughter enjoyed.

I actually came on here to beg people NOT to recommend softball. Its a really complex sport and we are SO tired of new girls joining who have never watched a baseball game in their life and are terrified the ball might actually be hit or thrown to them. Please God no.

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Anonymous wrote:I love all the people recommending softball when OP specifically said that wasn't what her daughter enjoyed.

I actually came on here to beg people NOT to recommend softball. Its a really complex sport and we are SO tired of new girls joining who have never watched a baseball game in their life and are terrified the ball might actually be hit or thrown to them. Please God no.

Its not a sport for unathletic kids. Send them somewhere else. Maybe lacrosse?

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Anonymous wrote:I love all the people recommending softball when OP specifically said that wasn't what her daughter enjoyed.

I actually came on here to beg people NOT to recommend softball. Its a really complex sport and we are SO tired of new girls joining who have never watched a baseball game in their life and are terrified the ball might actually be hit or thrown to them. Please God no.

That post deserved an eye roll, but I don't understand the softball recommendation for a kid with no natural athletic ability. I think the PPs are confusing athleticism with aggressiveness. Softball and baseball are two of the sports out there where athleticism is the most important. No amount of practice was ever going to make me able to catch a softball.

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Anonymous wrote:I love all the people recommending softball when OP specifically said that wasn't what her daughter enjoyed.

I actually came on here to beg people NOT to recommend softball. Its a really complex sport and we are SO tired of new girls joining who have never watched a baseball game in their life and are terrified the ball might actually be hit or thrown to them. Please God no.

That post deserved an eye roll, but I don't understand the softball recommendation for a kid with no natural athletic ability. I think the PPs are confusing athleticism with aggressiveness. Softball and baseball are two of the sports out there where athleticism is the most important. No amount of practice was ever going to make me able to catch a softball.

The prereq for signing up should be 100 throws back and forth with a parent or sibling and watching at least 20 innings of MLB. If you still want to join after that, fine.

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Anonymous wrote:I love all the people recommending softball when OP specifically said that wasn't what her daughter enjoyed.

I actually came on here to beg people NOT to recommend softball. Its a really complex sport and we are SO tired of new girls joining who have never watched a baseball game in their life and are terrified the ball might actually be hit or thrown to them. Please God no.

That post deserved an eye roll, but I don't understand the softball recommendation for a kid with no natural athletic ability. I think the PPs are confusing athleticism with aggressiveness. Softball and baseball are two of the sports out there where athleticism is the most important. No amount of practice was ever going to make me able to catch a softball.

The prereq for signing up should be 100 throws back and forth with a parent or sibling and watching at least 20 innings of MLB. If you still want to join after that, fine.

I think you deserve an eye roll because you're acting like someone hurt you. But I agree that softball is a terrible sport for a nonathletic kid. Simmer down!

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Anonymous wrote:I love all the people recommending softball when OP specifically said that wasn't what her daughter enjoyed.

I actually came on here to beg people NOT to recommend softball. Its a really complex sport and we are SO tired of new girls joining who have never watched a baseball game in their life and are terrified the ball might actually be hit or thrown to them. Please God no.

That post deserved an eye roll, but I don't understand the softball recommendation for a kid with no natural athletic ability. I think the PPs are confusing athleticism with aggressiveness. Softball and baseball are two of the sports out there where athleticism is the most important. No amount of practice was ever going to make me able to catch a softball.

The prereq for signing up should be 100 throws back and forth with a parent or sibling and watching at least 20 innings of MLB. If you still want to join after that, fine.

Why the MLB? Why not 20 innings of . . . softball?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tennis is a good one

This! The beginner classes aren’t strenuous and you learn and progress more or less at your own pace since it is an individual sport

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Anonymous wrote:I love all the people recommending softball when OP specifically said that wasn't what her daughter enjoyed.

I actually came on here to beg people NOT to recommend softball. Its a really complex sport and we are SO tired of new girls joining who have never watched a baseball game in their life and are terrified the ball might actually be hit or thrown to them. Please God no.

That post deserved an eye roll, but I don't understand the softball recommendation for a kid with no natural athletic ability. I think the PPs are confusing athleticism with aggressiveness. Softball and baseball are two of the sports out there where athleticism is the most important. No amount of practice was ever going to make me able to catch a softball.

The prereq for signing up should be 100 throws back and forth with a parent or sibling and watching at least 20 innings of MLB. If you still want to join after that, fine.

Why the MLB? Why not 20 innings of . . . softball?

That'd be awesome. But its a much shorter season (NCAA) and often requires ESPN.

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Wrestling

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She likes bike riding- so what about doing some fun bike races? Especially if it's in a fun location.

I look for fun 5Ks with my 10 year old DD. We jog a bit, we talk a bit etc. And we go for frequent walks to 'train'. She's now working on running the entire 5K.

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Water polo?
Track
Rock climbing
Skateboarding

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Anonymous wrote:I love all the people recommending softball when OP specifically said that wasn't what her daughter enjoyed.

I actually came on here to beg people NOT to recommend softball. Its a really complex sport and we are SO tired of new girls joining who have never watched a baseball game in their life and are terrified the ball might actually be hit or thrown to them. Please God no.

Softball coach here, we're always happy to get new players and take pride in getting them quickly up to speed. If you get a coach like this guy don't give up, find a better league.

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Anonymous wrote:I love all the people recommending softball when OP specifically said that wasn't what her daughter enjoyed.

I actually came on here to beg people NOT to recommend softball. Its a really complex sport and we are SO tired of new girls joining who have never watched a baseball game in their life and are terrified the ball might actually be hit or thrown to them. Please God no.

Softball coach here, we're always happy to get new players and take pride in getting them quickly up to speed. If you get a coach like this guy don't give up, find a better league.

Haha. Most coaches 12u and up feel this way. I'm guessing you are either not a coach, or you coach 8u. Its not fair to players working on double plays and bunt collapse to have to wait up while some kid learns how to field an easy grounder or not swing in the dirt.