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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At his age he (and all kids) should know how to throw a ball, catch a ball, shoot a hoop, kick a ball, hit a ball.[/quote]
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Yes, exactly!  Apparently PP has never heard of the bell curve.[/quote]

The kid is 10. Yes, really everyone should be able to do those things at age 10. They are basic PE skills.  I am amazed at how many parents never do anything physical with their kids. They sign their kids up for activities but never play with them. I coached my son's rec soccer team when he was 6. I was amazed that a couple of kids couldn't kick a stationary ball 10 feet. By the end of the season one kid improved tremendously. He still couldn't play as well as the other kids, but he was getting the hang of soccer.   I asked the kid if his parents ever kicked a ball with him at home or at the park before he played soccer and he said "no, never".  He added that his parents never played any sports with him.  That kid who had potential is now in third grade with my son. I asked my son if he plays sports with the boys at recess. He told me no because the boy doesn't really know how. If the parents took him to the park once a week or played with him in the backyard he would be doing fine now. [/quote]

I agree, at 10 a boy should know how to do these things, so should girls, IMO.  It's just a part of childhood, like riding a bike. But at 6?  I don't think a 6 yr old needs to know how to kick a soccer ball 10 ft.   I think kids do need to learn these things because if the kid has friends that want to go bike riding or play soccer, and your child doesn't know how to, then your child will feel left out.  However, some parents who put their kids in sports activities don't really care if the kid is good at it or not, so the parents don't bother going outside and playing them or honing the kid's skills.
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