NFT: youth sports help/advice

an interest in something he has shown little excitement for on his own?

Maybe he watches the games with you. He knows other kids who play. If he asks, "Dad, can I try that?" That's when you'll know he's interested.

exactly what you said you don't want to do. Let him take the lead.

Even though parents today are pushing their kids into team sports at a younger and younger age, everything I've read says that most kids aren't ready for team sports till 4th Grade.

There are plenty of other athletic activities you can introduce to him until you find something that interests him. Try martial arts or wrestling, when he decides to play team sports he'll have developed some athletic skills.

playing video games all day. Take an interest in what he likes.

at least the kid wont get his ass kicked by others.

camps or private instruction. It just may not be his thing.

My son likes sports and loves to play. He's not a great athlete so there are kids that are light years ahead of him and will probably stay that way. But he's really gotten attached to baseball and wants to get a lot better. So we're getting him some private pitching and hitting instruction. If I made him do that without him really wanting to, it'd make both of us miserable.

Similarly, my daughter doesn't like sports but loves music. She's light years ahead of other kids musically and that's because she has a little talent some kids don't have but mostly because she has 2.5hr rehearsals 3 nights a week on top of school. She loves rehearsing and it's her favorite thing - she's super disappointed when it's cancelled. If I had to make her do that, we'd both be miserable. The kids that are light years ahead usually have both talent and a love for the game they play.

The point I'm trying to make is that this may not be a problem. Your son may grow to love sports and he may not. My advice is that I'd encourage him to play and offer him lots of opportunity but not require him to do it.

Lastly, don't specialize too early. My son finally talked me into letting him do fall baseball instead of soccer. I really believe that it's best to have something all year round and that for kids to be well rounded it should be more than one sport. He plays basketball too and that is a totally different set of athletic skills.

I want him more active, the wii u is nice, but so is staying active and healthy. I am not wanting private lessons, just some ideas or things that may motivate him. I like the martial arts Idea. thanks guys.

in the old days: go out and have a catch with him.

when he wins, comfort him when he loses. Thats it. Hes 7.