Late to sports

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Anonymous wrote:7th grade is actually a perfect age to start tennis or golf.  My son started tennis and golf at 7th grade but he was doing physical training hard in 6th grade.  I spent quite a bit of money for him to train in both tennis and golf from 7th until the beginning of 9th grade.  He made the varsity golf team as a freshman and played the #1 position in 10th through 12th grade.  In FCPS, golf starts in the fall season.  He also got to play varsity tennis, playing #3 single as a freshman and #1 in 10th, 11th and 12th grade.  The key here is to make sure you train him properly so that he has the physical stamina and strength.  Once that is done, he can pick up golf and tennis very quickly. FWIW, my DS is now playing golf at a D2 school.

Nice! I have a kid that needs a second sport. He's finding it too hard to play two competitive team sports that both require ~ 10 month commitments and thinking an individual sport where we have more control over the schedule would be easier to manage with main travel sport. I was worried we were too late for tennis, but this gives me hope.

Tennis is not the sport for a kid to just pick up be proficient at

I've seen a middle school league where some pretty weak players were making varsity, and JV anyone could make it.

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Our hs won some big title for rowing and the coach said some of those kids didnt even start until that year.

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Anonymous wrote:Our hs won some big title for rowing and the coach said some of those kids didnt even start until that year.

Well that is a no brainer

[Anonymous]

Easy ones for boys to start in 7th grade are wrestling, volleyball and any martial art. Some of my son’s friends started jiu jitsu in middle school.

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Anonymous wrote:7th grade is actually a perfect age to start tennis or golf.  My son started tennis and golf at 7th grade but he was doing physical training hard in 6th grade.  I spent quite a bit of money for him to train in both tennis and golf from 7th until the beginning of 9th grade.  He made the varsity golf team as a freshman and played the #1 position in 10th through 12th grade.  In FCPS, golf starts in the fall season.  He also got to play varsity tennis, playing #3 single as a freshman and #1 in 10th, 11th and 12th grade.  The key here is to make sure you train him properly so that he has the physical stamina and strength.  Once that is done, he can pick up golf and tennis very quickly. FWIW, my DS is now playing golf at a D2 school.

Nice! I have a kid that needs a second sport. He's finding it too hard to play two competitive team sports that both require ~ 10 month commitments and thinking an individual sport where we have more control over the schedule would be easier to manage with main travel sport. I was worried we were too late for tennis, but this gives me hope.

Tennis is not the sport for a kid to just pick up be proficient at

I've seen a middle school league where some pretty weak players were making varsity, and JV anyone could make it.

I am not following what you’re saying

That tennis is a sport a kid can pick up and be proficient at pretty quickly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:7th grade is actually a perfect age to start tennis or golf.  My son started tennis and golf at 7th grade but he was doing physical training hard in 6th grade.  I spent quite a bit of money for him to train in both tennis and golf from 7th until the beginning of 9th grade.  He made the varsity golf team as a freshman and played the #1 position in 10th through 12th grade.  In FCPS, golf starts in the fall season.  He also got to play varsity tennis, playing #3 single as a freshman and #1 in 10th, 11th and 12th grade.  The key here is to make sure you train him properly so that he has the physical stamina and strength.  Once that is done, he can pick up golf and tennis very quickly. FWIW, my DS is now playing golf at a D2 school.

Nice! I have a kid that needs a second sport. He's finding it too hard to play two competitive team sports that both require ~ 10 month commitments and thinking an individual sport where we have more control over the schedule would be easier to manage with main travel sport. I was worried we were too late for tennis, but this gives me hope.

Tennis is not the sport for a kid to just pick up be proficient at

I've seen a middle school league where some pretty weak players were making varsity, and JV anyone could make it.

I am not following what you’re saying

That tennis is a sport a kid can pick up and be proficient at pretty quickly.

Gosh, maybe ground strokes but the serve takes some mastery and skill

[Anonymous]

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That tennis is a sport a kid can pick up and be proficient at pretty quickly.

What do you mean by "proficient?" My son is 13 and has been playing tennis since he was 10. He does a weekly private and two group lessons. He can play with other kids, or may adults, and have a good time. However, he would likely not do well in a competitive tennis tournament.

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Anonymous wrote:7th grade is actually a perfect age to start tennis or golf.  My son started tennis and golf at 7th grade but he was doing physical training hard in 6th grade.  I spent quite a bit of money for him to train in both tennis and golf from 7th until the beginning of 9th grade.  He made the varsity golf team as a freshman and played the #1 position in 10th through 12th grade.  In FCPS, golf starts in the fall season.  He also got to play varsity tennis, playing #3 single as a freshman and #1 in 10th, 11th and 12th grade.  The key here is to make sure you train him properly so that he has the physical stamina and strength.  Once that is done, he can pick up golf and tennis very quickly. FWIW, my DS is now playing golf at a D2 school.

Nice! I have a kid that needs a second sport. He's finding it too hard to play two competitive team sports that both require ~ 10 month commitments and thinking an individual sport where we have more control over the schedule would be easier to manage with main travel sport. I was worried we were too late for tennis, but this gives me hope.

Tennis is not the sport for a kid to just pick up be proficient at

I've seen a middle school league where some pretty weak players were making varsity, and JV anyone could make it.

I am not following what you’re saying

That tennis is a sport a kid can pick up and be proficient at pretty quickly.

Ok guy. I guarantee if you start in middle school you will not play high level collegiate tennis

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok guy. I guarantee if you start in middle school you will not play high level collegiate tennis

Well John Isner didn't start tennis until he was 12 years old. Isn't that middle school? Isner ended up playing tennis for U. of Georgia and had a very successful professional career.

I guess you're WRONG.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ok guy. I guarantee if you start in middle school you will not play high level collegiate tennis

Well John Isner didn't start tennis until he was 12 years old. Isn't that middle school? Isner ended up playing tennis for U. of Georgia and had a very successful professional career.

I guess you're WRONG.

That is false. He started when he was 8 and he grew into a giant freak of nature. Maybe your son will be 7 feet as well. I guess you are wrong

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Ok guy. I guarantee if you start in middle school you will not play high level collegiate tennis

I don't define proficient as being able to play high level collegiate tennis, just will they be able to fit in as the original poster was asking.
I've seen guys pretty new playing JV tennis in a middle school league, and even some varsity.

[Anonymous]

Rock climbing if you live near a gym

[Anonymous]

OP, my DS is a but younger but has a similar story ( attention issues, not competitive, other much better than him). He joined swim team this summer and had a good time because of friends. He is not a great swimmer and almost always placed at the bottom. Others had been swimming since they were 7. He’s doing year around swim after summer. His fitness and confidence has soared. Others are still better than him but he loves it. My recommendation is to have him find something that he likes but in a smaller setting. I9 is great for this.

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Don’t worry so much, OP. Our kids have done soccer, gymnastics, baseball, swimming K-5 and they will not continue any of those in MS because they have only done Rec and even Rec teams travel more at the older age groups and and are too time-consuming to continue. They will be focusing on cross country and maybe trying out for track.

[Anonymous]

There are leagues that very developmental. We are in falls church and have used i9 sports and every kid seems pretty new at playing (playing basketball now).