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[quote=Anonymous]Let your kids try a variety of rec sports in K-3.  They are very low cost and very low commitment.  Then you can determine what they enjoy and excel at. If they dislike sports don’t bother but it’s worth exploring for fun and social reasons. You can wait until 10-11 for travel sports if by that age it looks like they might have an interest in a school team. It’s not too late as long as they aren’t starting from zero. Don’t assume your child won’t like sports or be good enough for a team until they’ve at least tried. I have a child who due to disabilities had poor coordination. I never in a million years thought he would enjoy sports or excel but DH insisted on signing him up with his classmates. It turned out my son enjoyed it immensely and begged to work with DH outside of practices. He got better and better. He’s a HS athlete and his sport brings him so much joy. I always thank DH for insisting. The flip side is that our other son who at a young age dreamed of HS sports dropped them after 8th grade. It still wasn’t a waste at all. He made friends and became good enough to enjoy pick up games of soccer or baseball. Not everything is about playing in college or even about making a HS team. [/quote]

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