Clicky poll: kids and sports

[fishbulb]

Another clicky poll...

[aaemommy]

I will encourage my kids to play sports. I will require them to be in something when they get into elementary school, whether it's sports, scouts, music, I don't care what it is. But extracurriculars teach so much that a classroom just can't!
But I will not allow my kids to play contact sports. It's too dangerous and the more research they do the more they find that playing a contact sport at a young age has lifelong consequences.

[mrssqueegy]

Any sport except hockey. I'm a bad Canadian. Lol

[babycaps]

Any sport except Hockey, Wrestling or American Football. With Hockey and Football being on the NEVER list, and wrestling being on the "Say wuuuuuttt???" sure you can try but ew!
I also hope they never want to golf because it's so boring.

[annarose]

Aug 3, 2016 10:51:48 GMT -5 babycaps said:

Any sport except Hockey, Wrestling or American Football. With Hockey and Football being on the NEVER list, and wrestling being on the "Say wuuuuuttt???" sure you can try but ew!
I also hope they never want to golf because it's so boring.

[westiemom]

I'm glad I have a girl because football and wrestling are a no and hockey isn't big here so I doubt she even knows it exists.

[ellesea]

Aug 3, 2016 10:51:48 GMT -5 babycaps said:

Any sport except Hockey, Wrestling or American Football. With Hockey and Football being on the NEVER list, and wrestling being on the "Say wuuuuuttt???" sure you can try but ew!
I also hope they never want to golf because it's so boring.

+1. Also no rugby.

[cuppycakes]

I guess I'm the odd man out, but I'd consider letting my LOs play whatever sport they want. Although, I would be extra cautious with the concussion protocol and pull them if I ever felt uncomfortable with their safety

[teraiin]

Aug 3, 2016 10:51:48 GMT -5 babycaps said:

Any sport except Hockey, Wrestling or American Football. With Hockey and Football being on the NEVER list, and wrestling being on the "Say wuuuuuttt???" sure you can try but ew!
I also hope they never want to golf because it's so boring.

Pretty much this exactly.

Mh is a second degree black belt so he's obsessed with DS doing karate. In some ways I'd rather him not (h has broken so many things during karate...) but I also want DS to choose his interests lol

[teraiin]

Aug 3, 2016 14:37:31 GMT -5 cuppycakes said:

I guess I'm the odd man out, but I'd consider letting my LOs play whatever sport they want. Although, I would be extra cautious with the concussion protocol and pull them if I ever felt uncomfortable with their safety

I will say even though I'd prefer to avoid some sports if DS had his heart absolutely set on something I would probably cave so long as I felt they were doing all they could for safety...

[annarose]

Odd man out but I would probably let my kid play whatever sport they would like. you can get injured doing so many different things that aren't even considered dangerous. Plus the chances of them playing past high school aren't super high or anything.

[cuppycakes]

Aug 3, 2016 14:51:19 GMT -5 annarose said:

Odd man out but I would probably let my kid play whatever sport they would like. you can get injured doing so many different things that aren't even considered dangerous. Plus the chances of them playing past high school aren't super high or anything.

Completely agree! Football is huge around here and I can't imagine holding him out. I feel like they could get hurt doing so many other things!

[babycaps]

Oh yeah, also likely no to Rugby. But it would be unlikely that he would have the opportunity for that since we will NOT send him tot he extremely pretentious private Catholic school where that would be an option. We have better options, thankfully!

[mrssqueegy]

Just to clarify that my no hockey rule isn't about injury, it's about the shear amount of time it takes to be involved. I have zero interest in being stuck in the rink every weekend for the rest of my life.

[ellesea]

Aug 3, 2016 17:20:12 GMT -5 mrssqueegy said:

Just to clarify that my no hockey rule isn't about injury, it's about the shear amount of time it takes to be involved. I have zero interest in being stuck in the rink every weekend for the rest of my life.

Yeah, or up at 4 am for practice before school. No thanks.

[wanderingheart]

O will definitely play sports. definitely baseball, maybe football (depending how big he is), and probably basketball. Hockey isn't big here thank goodness. B will probably play if she's like me...I was a tomboy growing up and played soccer for 7 years.

My husband's first love is baseball, followed closely by football and basketball. I don't think not playing sports is an option for our kids, haha.

[tincupchalice]

Yes to sports. I don't have a hard no for anything - though I might veto some. Depends on the kid, their reasons, the sport, etc.

I'll definitely start the kids in something at the elementaryish level, but I doubt we'll be pushing traditional sports. Music is more important to us, kiddos will have to work to get out of that!

[fishbulb]

I want them to try team sports, but if I'm being 100% honest I hope they're klutzes like me and not jocks like MH. He played hockey (goalie) from age 6 through college and played rugby for a dozen years. I'm pretty sure that all of that head trauma took a toll. I wouldn't be surprised if he has some signs of CTE later in life.

[Sammich_Cat]

Probably no to football, but that's it - they can do what they like as long as all safety precautions are taken and we continue to feel it's safe.

We will be starting with ice hockey. H plays hockey and I figure skate so that's pretty much a given for us.
And I'm planning on taking the kids with me to martial arts too.

In general, I'm planning on taking the kids with me for any sport I participate in when they are old enough unless they hate it.
We'll try other sports as the kids show aptitude or interest.

[ellesea]

I can't wait to get ds1 on a horse.

[snoris]

I'm in the be safe but do your thang camp. Of course I have preferences but I wouldn't have any hard no's.

[twocents6708]

We are pretty much open to any sports. DD has already tried the "just for fun" preschool stuff including ballet (she hated, too boring for her), soccer (she cried because no one shares), gymnastics and karate. So far she loves karate and I am okay with her staying in it. DH actually joined karate with her and they just earned their yellow belts a few weeks ago. It's sweet that they have something to do together.

[emc]

I'm fine with him playing whatever. MH played baseball and basketball, my dad is huge into rugby, and MH's brother played football through college. Our college football team is our life in the fall, so he may be influenced by that. I'm a-okay with him not liking sports too. I will require he take piano lessons until he's 12, which probably sounds odd. I love that my parent's required piano until I was 12, and I continued lessons through high school by choice. I reserve the right to change my mind on any and all of this, hah.

[starfishy]

I want my children to be involved in an extra curricular. I'd like there to be a sport because then they are getting needed exercise and learning teamwork. Baseball, soccer, swimming and track are big ones here. I will not introduce them to football or hockey, but if they love it then I might allow it. DS enjoyed tee ball and loves swimming. We'll go with that for now.
My kids will also pick an instrument to play. Not really negotiable until HS. I just think music education is important. I say they can pick any instrument except clarinet. I just can't stand it. Haha (drums and piano maybe- just don't have the room for that equipment).

[k3am]

Well just go with the flow.. DD is in gym because her friend was (and all her friends have since quit, but she likes it) and will be starting ballet at the community center in September because she's constantly talking about ballet class. I'm hopeful she'll decide she likes soccer, but I've never managed to convince her she likes anything. Maybe I'll tell her she CANT play soccer and that will work?

Well do the same for DS. He can choose his path. If football is one of them, we'll support it, but may not encourage it.

[babycaps]

Music Ed also important to me. Both my parents, two of my sisters are music professors. I will still not make them play an instrument as I was made to play violin and piano for so long and hated it so much I was miserable, and wasted my parents money when I could have been doing another activity or instrument I liked better. So I will intro them, but they can pick an one.

[fishbulb]

Music is big for me too. As soon as they can read words I'm planning to teach them to read music.

[helloerrbody]

I'm sure when DS is little we will try out gymnastics and soccer. As he gets older, of course he can choose what/if what sports he plays. I won't be thrilled with him playing football, but if that's what he wants to do when he's older, then I won't stop him. My H played football so I'd have a hard time winning that battle. I'm not okay with him playing football when he's in elementary, though.

[KirstenAlecia]

Aug 3, 2016 10:51:48 GMT -5 babycaps said:

Any sport except Hockey, Wrestling or American Football. With Hockey and Football being on the NEVER list, and wrestling being on the "Say wuuuuuttt???" sure you can try but ew!
I also hope they never want to golf because it's so boring.

My H wants Isla to golf and play tennis. lol. Im like ummmmm, well lets hope she is nothing like me then. If she is its going to be cheer and dance. I LOVED them when i was a kid! My parents couldn't get me to stop dancing around in the house.....lol. 

[Ruca]

Yes I will encourage activities. But only one per season. I don't want them to be overwhelmed.