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I started with wrestling in Kindergarten, and started baseball in I think the third grade or younger. If you get them into martial arts I'd recommend taekwondo. The class I was in had plenty of young kids, and they seemed to enjoy it.
What are the best sports to start the young ones with? I'm thinking football, swimming, wrestling, and maybe baseball.
Soccer - pass. "Martial arts" is too broad. Swimming is a skill everyone should have, so that makes sense.
Taekwondo can be hard on the knees. Akido is based more on motion and balanceI started with wrestling in Kindergarten, and started baseball in I think the third grade or younger. If you get them into martial arts I'd recommend taekwondo. The class I was in had plenty of young kids, and they seemed to enjoy it.
Taekwondo tends to be the MA equivalent to soccer. I'd go in a different direction for the same reason.
Volleyball or basketball. Depending of course on what type of coordination you are looking for. Soccer would be best for eye to foot coordination.What are the best sports to start the young ones with? I'm thinking football, swimming, wrestling, and maybe baseball.
All martial arts are based on balance. Aikido is great but its more of a way of life than simply a sport.Taekwondo can be hard on the knees. Akido is based more on motion and balanceI started with wrestling in Kindergarten, and started baseball in I think the third grade or younger. If you get them into martial arts I'd recommend taekwondo. The class I was in had plenty of young kids, and they seemed to enjoy it.
Taekwondo tends to be the MA equivalent to soccer. I'd go in a different direction for the same reason.
Taekwondo can be a good workout and venue for learning self-control and socializing, but it is notorious for producing the 12 year-old black belt .
I may add that whatever sport, make sure you do two things. Check out your coaches and resist the temptation to relive your glory days. A coach can ruin a young childs confidence if they are not focused on development. This is desired at any age below high school. A helicopter parent can turn a child off as well.
That goes double for parents.I may add that whatever sport, make sure you do two things. Check out your coaches and resist the temptation to relive your glory days. A coach can ruin a young childs confidence if they are not focused on development. This is desired at any age below high school. A helicopter parent can turn a child off as well.
Sports when children are young is supposed to be a learning event. They are not supposed to have a coach whom chews them out because they lost the game or made a mistake.
You have to learn first, before you can perfect.
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