I know a lot of us here are big boys and like to talk professional sports. At the same time, many of us probably have little boys / girls of our own that participate in children's sports. Just wanted to start a post to discuss the kiddo sports your kiddo are participating / had participated in or simply discuss the sports your kiddo like to do on their own.
For myself, I have 3 kids. I've tried putting them into football (soccer) classes for all 3 of them when they were young (4-5 years old), and somehow it just didn't click. They had no interest in the ball, and simply stood back and watched.
The eldest, my daughter, started rock climbing (indoor gym rock climbing) at the age of 7. I've been trying to push her to join competitions and do competitive climbing, but she insists on not joining competitions. So I just enroll her into leisure climbing classes to let her learn/improve that way. Although covid got everything shut down and we ended up having a gap year in 2020, I'm super glad that she got back into climbing in summer 2021. She is 13 now and is still climbing strong.
My older son did not join any sports program growing up, as he did not seem to be interested in any sports. I had signed him up to try a few things (soccer, rock climbing, swimming, basketball), but he would end up having a bad time and we would give up on it. I told him that he needs to exercise and make him run with me 5 nights a week, 2km per run. Other than running, which he is forced to do, he had been enjoying biking with his friend lately and would go on 10km-15km rides to the local mall or to nearby parks. I'm just happy to see him finding a physical activity that he enjoys, but at the same time, the running continues.
My little one is 6 now and he just started ringette in September. This is the first competitive team sport between all 3 of my kids. The little guy gets a full head and body of sweat, as well as a big smile on his face after every practice. He is on the entry level team, so there are no games or tournaments yet, but those will come next year when he gets onto the level 2 team. I'm really looking forward for him to improve his skating and stick handling skills. I'm also taking him to practice skating once a week on top of his practice time in hopes to improve his skating faster. Buying all the gear definitely made a dent in my wallet, but seeing him having a good time with his teammates made it all worth it. I can't wait to see his reactions in the future when he scores goals, wins games and tournaments; as well, to see him learn to lose, and learn to cope with disappointment and failure.
How about you? Does your kiddo participate in team sports, individual sports, or no sports? Any kiddo sport stories you would like to share?