13 March 2007
Getting Your Child Started in Youth Sports
Is my child too young to become involved in competitive sports? Which program or coach in my community will provide the best possible experience for my child? There are no simple answers to these questions because each child is unique and the decisions must match the child. We can, however, provide some general guidelines that should help you.
Which sport? Your child must be interested in the particular sport to have any chance for having a good experience in the activity. Selecting a sport only because Mom or Dad or an older brother or sister had played that sport is not the way to go. If your child has no particular sport in mind then you might try enrolling them in an all-sports program at a recreation department or similar facility. This type of program will give your child a taste of several different sports in a relatively non-competitive and stress free environment.
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