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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, you shouldn't force it after age 7, IMO.  Before then is fine so they can try various sports and see what they may like or be good at.  Before age 8, most teams sports are watered-down versions anyway.  In soccer they pretty much just all chase the ball and you have the random kids who just plop down for a rest right in the middle of the pitch.  In baseball, they still have a pitching machine or coach pitching.  In flag football, it's pretty much just run after the person with the ball.  Lacrosse is a mixture of running around and sword fighting with their sticks.

Second grade, age 8, is when you start to see the kids really getting serious about the sport.  They start learning the positions, plays, more rules, etc.           [/quote]

So in your opinion if a child wants to try a new sport at age 8 or older, they should just stay home if they're not already up to speed and serious about it.

I truly loathe what youth sports has become.  It SUCKS for the kids.[/quote]
I totally agree.  The expectations are ridiculous.  A fourth-grader should be able to try out a new sport.  Not everyone has to be "serious" about elementary-school soccer or whatever.  There really should be a space for kids who just want to learn to play a game and have fun.  [/quote]

I agree.  What about the ones who are only there because a parent said they had to be? The ones who pick grass or whatever else.[/quote]

You gotta find a way to cut them or make sure they don’t come back for another season, for the players’ own good. I’ve had players who didn’t even like soccer show up for a TRAVEL team try-out, because their parents were forcing them. Poor kid kept asking for bathroom breaks, would rather hide in the porta-potty than go through the rigors of the try-out. It’s just cruel and unusual punishment and I wish some parents would actually get a clue and get to KNOW their kids, what they like and what they don’t, rather than just force stuff onto them.[/quote]

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