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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am I the only one with a 3rd grade boy who thinks the above posts about expecting kids to scan the field, anticipate plays, and strategize are expecting too much? It's fine if you have a kid super into sports and also so aware of his body and plays that he can do all that, but IME boys at this age are just happy to kick the ball or smash the lax stick around. No, just my kid? And he's not too bad at sports, either. Seems typical for the age...[/quote]

If your son is decent at sports, I would bet he’s doing more scanning and anticipating than you think, or that he is even aware of. The kids who aren’t doing this at all are the ones who can’t figure out how to get involved in the game, or just pass the ball right to the other team because they put zero thought into what would happen next. If a kid is having at least moderate success, they probably have a bit more of an intuitive understanding and spatial/body awareness than a lot of other kids even if they can’t articulate what they are doing and why they’re doing it. [/quote]

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