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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of guys don't play sports and are perfectly fine. You don't need to do team sports to be a proper male. [/quote]

Working with a team, sportmanship, learning to be a good winner and loser, physical fitness/being active - are all things that will take you far in life. Male or female.[/quote]

True, but sports is one of many ways to achieve those goals.[/quote]

What are your suggestions for achieving all of those goals?[/quote]

NP. Boy Scouts.[/quote]

Or orchestra, robotics, theater, choir, or other team activities combined board games, and an individual or non competitive physical activity such as swimming, dance, karate, fencing, hiking, running around at the playground, running a dog walking business, etc . . . [/quote]

Orchestra, robotics, theater, choir and board games don't teach sportmanship and are not physical activities. Non competitive activities don't teach sportmanship or learning how to be a gracious winner/loser.

Boy scouts, eh 0- I'll give the pp that one, but this child doesn't seem motivated to be that active and its not like they go on daily hikes for exercise... so[/quote]

Which is why I said AND, between the different categories.  If you want your kid to learn to be part of a team, you can put them in orchestra or choir, and play board games at home for sportsmanship.  You don't need one activity that does everything, particularly given that many kids' sports don't teach any of those things particularly well.  Your kid can benefit from a variety of activities. [/quote]

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