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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Payne, who also wrote the book Simplicity Parenting, argues that if you can hold off on organized sports until age 11 or 12, it allows your child “that whole learning window for creativity, resilience, negotiation, the things they learn during unstructured play.” Starting competitive sports early can interrupt the social-emotional learning development that comes from play, he explains, and they don’t even pay off the way most families think they will. “For children who start competitive sports before age 13, the dropout rate is 70 percent,” says Lancaster."

I can't imagine starting organized baseball, soccer, or hockey until 11 or 12. If a child waited until then, they would have zero chance of playing any of those sports in our high school sports.  [/quote]

As a kid in the '90s my parents tried to enroll me in soccer for the first time in 6th grade. I had begged and begged because all my friends seemed to be in organized sports and I wasn't. It was an absolutely miserable experience. My teammates made so much fun of me for how little I knew. I didn't continue. I don't remember the coach being a factor either way.

But my 6th grader has a teammate who is new to rec softball on her team who is doing great and having fun. Natural athlete and the team is warm and welcoming. So it can be done. Will this girl play in high school? Probably not, but hopefully she's going to continue with rec. She's not the only one her age new to the league, either.

Playing in high school isn't the only thing sports are good for.[/quote]

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