[VaTerp]

My experience as a parent is limited to my daughter who is still 2 months shy of her 3rd birthday. But I have worked with kids of all ages as a former high school teacher, coach, director of a Boys and Girls Club, and director of numerous parks and rec sports leagues and summer sports camps.

My $0.02- I agree with the others that he is 8 and not to worry too much about it. And definitely don't push being competitive on him. It will likely only lead to resentment of you and the sport.

But when he says he doesn't care about what happens, I would gently point out that anything worth doing is worth doing correctly and worth doing well. It doesn't matter if you're doing homework, household chores, or playing a game. In the end, it is about having fun and he will decide how seriously he wants to take sports on his own. But I would remind him, gently, to take pride in whatever he does and to try his best.