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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sports that are hard to start late:

Lacrosse
Basketball
Soccer
Tennis
Gymnastics
Ice Skating
Hockey
Swimming (competitively)

[b]Sports that are good to start at age 9/10
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Field Hockey
Track & Field
Softball
Cross Country
Crew
Volleyball
Fencing
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A little confused by these lists.  I'm hoping that the list under 9/10 isn't what you mean by starting late.  And I'd love to see a kid get into crew at that age.

People here need to dial back the panic and the absolutes. Sometimes I think folks come up with these limits because of insecurities/fear about their own kids' abilities or because they too readily buy into the hype.  Yes, everything is competitive in an area this populated.  That said, I have seen 12 an 13 year olds appear on the travel soccer scene seemingly out of nowhere after they finally decided to take the sport seriously, kids take up lacrosse in high school and girls playing Varsity Volleyball who first played the sport at 14.

I'd also love to see a 9/10 year old doing crew, which typically requires a little muscle development.  Track and cross country are definitely sports you can take up in high school. Some kids do get into those earlier, but having run Div 1 track myself, I question the wisdom of starting hard training much earlier than that.

IMO parents need to help kids find something they enjoy and let them do that.  Playing should be viewed as an end in itself, not the gateway to some college scholarship in the sky, because for 99.99999% of kids around here that's what is will be. [/quote]

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