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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This happened to my boys at 14 when they started to grow too. It's not just girls. My son, who was beautiful on the soccer field, very graceful and quick, all of a sudden started tripping over his own feet and literally missing the ball when he went to kick. My other son started missing the baseball and mistiming his swing. But they both settled back into it and became coordinated again after a year. Having an extra 4-6 inches all of a sudden throws off timing and pace. Now is the time to lean into practice, so they can get used to their new bodies. [/quote]

Happened to both of my sons too. My DD didn’t really have any issues but she seemed to grow very gradually rather than in a big spurt.

OP have you considered something like strength/agility training or similar? We sent both of our boys to a supervised gym after their growth spurt where they did light agility training and light supervised strength training. It wasn’t too expensive and they both really enjoyed it (and I think it helped setup good habits as well). It also helped smooth out the physical awkwardness a bit faster IMO. [/quote]

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