Originally Posted by
JeffHCross
Posting this after ^^^^^ is surreal.
I'd encourage you to consider otherwise. While I'm not by any means the picture of athleticism (especially now), my best (and most fun) years of sports were before grade 3. I started in T-Ball at 5 or 6, and had a 28 point game in basketball at 8. It was those experiences that shaped who I later became and who I am today, partially because (even though I struggled) I continued to play team sports until I graduated high school.
Similar to Snoop's experience, my dad was instrumental in teaching me, both as a coach and as, well, my father. He coached many of my youth teams, and continued to teach me and practice with me as I got older (and his time constraints took him away from coaching our teams). I wouldn't trade those experiences for anything, in hindsight.
I can totally understand not wanting to start him at 3 ... but certainly consider it in the near future.
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