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re: Any athletic parents with unathletic children?
Posted on 2/15/26 at 10:33 pm to TRUERockyTop
Posted on 2/15/26 at 10:33 pm to TRUERockyTop
News for you: your kids athletics ability doesn’t mean shite. Focus on on more important things in life
This post was edited on 2/15/26 at 10:34 pm
Posted on 2/16/26 at 6:17 am to TRUERockyTop
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tough, man to man talks about hustle, playing brave, want to, team work, etc
You’re equating manhood to a stupid game.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 6:34 am to bradyjamesrules
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hen it came to team sports, it’s like the light just didn’t come on. He wasn’t terrible or scared but he just didn’t get IT.
Maybe he did get it. He just realized IT is stupid and a waste of time
Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:57 am to TRUERockyTop
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I love him more than anything on the planet, but he just doesn't have that spark that you're either born with or your not. Has anybody else experienced this? I'd love some advice on navigating this because it's kicking my arse.
Sports are important, but they aren't what matters in life. And being good at sports really doesn't matter at all. Being on a team and learning team dynamics and how to interact is the important part of sports.
My advice, do what you said you do. Love your son. That's all that is needed.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:10 am to TRUERockyTop
My kid was never naturally athletic, so I tried not to pressure him too much with sports. Soccer was the one thing that really clicked for him, and once he started getting better at it, he actually wanted to practice more. I found that encouraging him with little things he liked helped too, especially letting him pick out his own soccer gear. I got him a pair of Zero Give grip socks and he was really excited about them, and it became another little thing that made soccer more enjoyable for him. Sometimes finding those small things that genuinely interest them is enough to get them more involved and build their confidence.
This post was edited on 8/13/26 at 9:05 am
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:16 am to TRUERockyTop
My dad was a high school basketball star and played rec league hoops into his forties. Suffice to say the athletic gene skipped a generation. I only made the HS football team because they needed bodies to scrimmage against in practice. I discovered much later I'm pretty good at rowing Too bad I didnt go to a New England prep school.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:09 am to TRUERockyTop
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Has anybody else experienced this? I'd love some advice on navigating this because it's kicking my arse.
Swallow your pride. My oldest hated playing organized sports. We found martial arts and theater worked for him. He wound up getting a black belt in Kyuki-do and won a state championship for his high school's one act play.
I found the joy of competition in something other than football/baseball/basketball.
This post was edited on 8/13/26 at 9:11 am
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:12 am to TRUERockyTop
The Great Santini. 
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:25 am to TRUERockyTop
My son was friends with the son of a Saints football player.
This player had 2 sons. We all went to the zoo together one day and my son's friend was the older son. He was a great kid but you could tell he just wasn't all that athletic. While we were walking around I saw this kid trip over his own feet.
I looked back, his younger brother was doing a handstand and trying to walk on his hands.
It was pretty clear which son took after his father
This player had 2 sons. We all went to the zoo together one day and my son's friend was the older son. He was a great kid but you could tell he just wasn't all that athletic. While we were walking around I saw this kid trip over his own feet.
I looked back, his younger brother was doing a handstand and trying to walk on his hands.
It was pretty clear which son took after his father
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:42 am to Upperdecker
Upperdecker nailed it. Let his advice sink in.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:48 am to Upperdecker
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Kids have their own personalities. Embrace who he is and challenge him to be the best version of himself, rather than get frustrated that he’s not you
Yep.
My HS basketball coach has a daughter that was really big into music and theater and whatnot. One of the kids that she always performed with was the son of Keiland Williams, former LSU RB who played a couple of years in the NFL. Keiland would joke about being surrounded by the best athletes for his entire life and then ending up with a son that couldn't give a shite less about sports. Despite that, he said he wouldnt change anything and he never missed a choir or theater performance.
Kids like different shite man, just gotta embrace it and learn to share their joy in those interests.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:51 am to Rex Feral
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I found the joy of competition in something other than football/baseball/basketball.
Thank you.
To the OP, tradition and nostalgia is the most powerful tool parents and families use to mess up lives of their kids.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:55 am to TRUERockyTop
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Any athletic parents with unathletic children?
I think it is generational toughness
My old man was NFL level talent at the time, high brain power to boot
I was D1 level talent but chose academic school over athletic school
Next generation have excellent athletic skills in both contact team sports and country club single sports. Just not the same toughness to see it through in my generation and my dads generation. As for academics, similar, with a bit more effort they would have gotten academic scholarships to top schools but used high school to party and focus on their friends. While neither wound up at State U, they missed top tier as well.
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