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[quote=Anonymous][quote]P.S. You said your son was fine at soccer. Not good or bad. Did he like it? Did he want to get good? Or great? If so, why not encourage him to stick with it, put the time into it and PRACTICE so he could get there? Good athletes WORK. They don't just rely on natural talent.[/quote]

He definitely liked soccer, but didn't love it.  Unfortunately we only have the time and resources for him to do one team sport, and he picked swim.  The reality is that DS is just not all that athletic.  He's not a total clutz, but sports are not his great strength.  So we plan to do one each season with him, of his choosing, to keep him fit, but not push it beyond that.  
I don't think being short necessarily means you are bad at sports.  DH is only 5'8" but is quite athletic, because he really has a killer instinct.  That just isn't DS's personality though.  He likes to swim, he likes his tae kwon do class, but if I gave him a choice, he'd prefer to play board games or ride his bike.  [/quote]

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