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Tue Jan 25, 2011, 09:57am
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My daughter has been playing ball since she was 5. It wasn't until she reached MS that she started to go from the fun level to the competitive level. She is a sophomore now and plays HS volleyball - was playing HS basketball but has decided to focus on one sport. She is extremely competitive (only sophomore to be a starter and made All-District in VB - yea I am a little proud
 ) My son plays MS football and is fairly good mainly because he is big. He is in the 6th grade and is 5'10" 185 pounds but doesn't have the competitive drive my daughter has - he may develop that or he may not - time will tell Had I forced the competitiveness of my daughter when she was younger instead of letting her do it on her own schedule I think she would have dropped out of sports all together. Let kids be kids - plus not every kid is cut out for sports anyway. I hate seeing parents push their kids into sports when the kid really isn't the athletic type. Last edited by RobbyinTN; Tue Jan 25, 2011 at 10:23am. 
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Tue Jan 25, 2011, 10:06am
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Did he want to play? Or did you want him to play? He might have other interests. It is good for a kid to get exercise and athletics is a great way to accomplish that. But it is possible that he would prefer other activities like swimming or skiing or hiking. I wouldn't worry about an 8 year old not being competitive in basketball. Kids who get pushed at an early age sometimes do not turn out so well because they build up resentment.
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Tue Jan 25, 2011, 10:38am
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It's been well said here in many formats. If you want him to be a good basketball player now, it's really not the time (given his age and interest level). However, you CAN let him know he needs to do something that gets his blood moving (as opposed to XBox, Nintendo, etc. all day).
Then, as some others have suggested, he may pick up more interest in bball ... or something else. Peers also may eventually get him motivated. Keep him physically fit. He may never get really "competitive," yet alone terribly skilled. But one thing's for sure: If he doesn't want to be (and tunes you out), he won't be. My two adolescent sons love most sports but probably will never play more than house/rec in any of them probably. But when they do play, they get wrapped up in the game and couldn't care less which level they're at. That's good, as far as attitude.
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