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[quote=Anonymous]My soccer player also does basketball. As a PP noted the ball movement, spacing, and defense do carry over. Ball handling and shooting do not and that is where I see my child needs work. The hand/eye coordination is just not as developed in a kid who spends most of their time playing soccer compared to a kid who spends that same amount of time on basketball.

Third grade is young, so a lot of kids are still very much developing their skills. I recommend looking up dribbling and ball handling drills online, and having your son practice them for a few minutes most days. They can practice layups and jump shots too, but they should spend more time on ball handling. If they sign up for rec they will learn the rules of the game and get plenty of practice shooting. But developing good ball control will really help him more than anything right now.

As for your question about getting tired, my  younger child also plays soccer and tends to get tired running around a lot. In basketball that doesn't happen. They seem to be able to "stay in the game" the whole time probably because they aren't covering nearly the same distance as soccer.[/quote]

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