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re: Dance for young boys to help with sports
Posted on 2/6/23 at 11:26 am to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 2/6/23 at 11:26 am to RogerTheShrubber
I’d be more worried about an 8 yr old boy that wanted to listen all day in class.
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Posted on 2/6/23 at 11:46 am to Gaston
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I thought it was better for my son to play one sport at a high level, rather than three poorly.
The assumption by any parent that single sport specialization is the only way to compete at a high, elite level is exactly what I was referring to. The perception of importance for single sport specialization is far greater than the reality.
The vast majority of athletes that compete at a high level (say, NCAA or NAIA scholarship or beyond) could have done so while also competing in different sports and/or activities. What is unquestionable are the other benefits of things like cross training, resting certain parts of the body, experience to different coaching types and styles, competing with and against other people / personalities, etc.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 11:57 am to HuskyPanda
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No. Read that dance classes are a good form of cross training for sports. Lots of athletes have done it.
This is true, but why pull him from the other sports all together? Just let him have fun playing and if he wants to dance, let him.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 12:02 pm to LSUfan4444
It’ll forever be impossible to distinguish whether he has elite focus because of the one sport, or if he’d have had that anyway.
I acknowledge that our experience is anecdotal, but he competes incredibly for a small town MS kid.
I acknowledge that our experience is anecdotal, but he competes incredibly for a small town MS kid.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 12:21 pm to 777Tiger
My thoughts exactly at the time....still is.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 12:27 pm to HuskyPanda
You can put him in agility classes without having to dress him up in glittery costumes.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 12:27 pm to HuskyPanda
You can put him in agility classes without having to dress him up in glittery costumes.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 12:28 pm to tgrmeat
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You can put him in agility classes without having to dress him up in glittery costumes.
where's the fun in that?
Posted on 2/6/23 at 12:51 pm to HuskyPanda
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Have any of you baws put your son in dance classes to assist with sports coordination. My son is 8. Decent athlete, but still has no great control over his body. Thinking about taking him out off of sports for a year and putting him into dance so he can learn coordination and footwork. Could help him immensely. Have any of you had any luck with this?
This has to be a joke, if not, I feel extremely sorry for your son, not because of dance classes but because you seem to be one of those parents that think they can will their kids into the pros.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 1:15 pm to Gaston
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Diagnosed with ADHD & ODD
quote:While true, OP said his son has been evaluated and diagnosed with ADHD and ODD. I can't imagine a kid with ODD at that age and what OP has to deal with, i.e. Oppositional Defiant Disorder = pattern of anger, irritation, arguing and defiant towards parents or authority figures.
Who even diagnoses kids that young? Seems strange to saddle such a young boy with those findings.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 1:19 pm to RT1941
We held my son back because he simply wouldn’t do his assignments at school. He wasn’t openly defiant, he’d just ignore them and act like it didn’t matter shite to him what they said. He doesn’t love school, but he deals with it.
We didn’t get him diagnosed.
We didn’t get him diagnosed.
This post was edited on 2/6/23 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 2/6/23 at 2:21 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Sounds high energy
We thought it was just that at first. Then it got progressively worse. I did what I learned from my dad, and just spanked away, disciplined, took away things. Nothing worked. Wife suggested counseling and now he's on medicine.
Kid is ultra competitive, and puts in the work to get better. I'm just a dad with the means to help anyway I can so I thought about dance, but after this post, I'm thinking gymnastics will be a better route.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 3:10 pm to RT1941
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Seriously think about the sneering and laughs he'll get in dance and the ODD factor which brings anger, irritation and defiance issues.
Just looked up ODD. What a crock of psycho bullshite. Funny how no kids had all these psychological issues when parents were handing out discipline.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 3:14 pm to HuskyPanda
I remember hearing years ago about NFL linemen that would take ballet classes to help them be more nimble on their feet. Not sure if they still do that nowadays.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 3:15 pm to DigDugMore
just a fad
Posted on 2/6/23 at 4:50 pm to HuskyPanda
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Kid is ultra competitive, and puts in the work to get better. I'm just a dad with the means to help anyway I can so I thought about dance, but after this post, I'm thinking gymnastics will be a better route.
Go the ninja route like several of us have suggested in this thread. It's the perfect mix of parkour, gymnastics, and martial arts that will build his speed, strength, agility, and reflexes full-body. Plus with the ADHD and ODD it would be better for getting out that frustrated sort of energy he contains, and if he's like most 8 year old boys - he WANTS to be a ninja and it'll hold his attention and effort more than gymnastics or dance.
Are YOU (op) in good enough shape to do some running with him? When I was a high school and collegiate athlete (soccer and football in HS, soccer only in college), the greatest difference in footwork and agility I found came from running Cross Country in the off-seasons. Running for miles over uneven surfaces, around tight turns and corners, up and down small inclines and large hills with uneven surfaces and roots and mud on trails through the woods.
Not to mention it got me in the kind of shape where I could run forever without getting tired. If you can run for miles on all that terrain, running on a nice grassy field is nothing
Posted on 2/6/23 at 6:57 pm to RazorBroncs
quote:XCountry is great for hyperactivity as well.
Go the ninja route like several of us have suggested in this thread. It's the perfect mix of parkour, gymnastics, and martial arts that will build his speed, strength, agility, and reflexes full-body. Plus with the ADHD and ODD it would be better for getting out that frustrated sort of energy he contains, and if he's like most 8 year old boys - he WANTS to be a ninja and it'll hold his attention and effort more than gymnastics or dance.
Are YOU (op) in good enough shape to do some running with him? When I was a high school and collegiate athlete (soccer and football in HS, soccer only in college), the greatest difference in footwork and agility I found came from running Cross Country in the off-seasons. Running for miles over uneven surfaces, around tight turns and corners, up and down small inclines and large hills with uneven surfaces and roots and mud on trails through the woods.
Not to mention it got me in the kind of shape where I could run forever without getting tired. If you can run for miles on all that terrain, running on a nice grassy field is nothing
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