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[quote=Anonymous]She’s 7! It sounds like she’s not the natural athlete, but you don’t know if she is going to be athletic just yet. Some kids develop early and some don’t. There were two really good athletes when my kids were that age, and now the other fairly athletic kids are catching up at 11. The one piece of advice I’d give parents whose kids go out to a sport and don’t naturally take to it is to practice! If she can learn to dribble at home, she will be way better than most kids her age. Parents too often compare their kids to older kids skills-wise or how good they thought they were at a certain age, and they are often wrong. 
That being said, if she’s consistently scared of the ball, you may need to find a sport without a ball. Even though volleyball and softball are less physical, a ball is flying toward your head at a pretty fast speed. I’d recommend swimming or cross country, as endurance is something you can develop a bit. Let her try a lot of things and see if something clicks, but encourage her to practice at home! No one is very good at a sport if they just practice once a week on a rec team. [/quote]

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