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[quote=Anonymous]It’s dependent on the kid, the sport, and the setup/environment. Some environments are inevitably going set the kids up for distraction (loud, chaotic gym, can’t hear coach, many kids who already know each other, coming straight from long day at school, ineffective coach, too many kids per coach, large space for kids to get far away from the coach).

My kids were focused in soccer, swim and taekwondo practices at this age (6/7), but the coaches were engaged, the practices were organized, they only had one or two friends there, and they didn’t require much redirection at school, either. In soccer, the kids were confined to a marked off space on turf, so they weren’t running around a huge field.

I think it’s normal for all kids to be distracted and want to play, but if they don’t generally match the behavior and focus of the other kids, that’s when I think it’s a problem. They are not learning much and are distracting others. Goofing off in parkour class where all the kids are having a blast running around and burning off energy - great! Goofing off at swim practice where most of the other kids are listening to instruction and focusing on doing drills correctly - not so great. Of the sports my kids did, I would say that taekwondo was the best for keeping them focused, largely because it’s the nature of the sport that kids have to be disciplined, respectful, and attentive. Also, being in a smaller space, indoor, and having an instructor wearing an impressive black belt really helps. [/quote]

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