Sports
Results 131-140 from 16,833 articles
Blast Ball or Sports Skills Class?
Asked by K.K. from Dallas
on April 30, 2007
-
I'm hoping some others will have some feedback on this. I'm wanting to get my almost 4-yr-old son involved in some sort of sports. We went to the Little Gym today fo...
Answers
- My son is the same age and we are finishing up the Spring soccer with the YMCA. We will be enrolling him at BlueSky indoor soccer league for the summer . Cost is $60....
- I have a 6 year old and when he was 4 he took a class called sports for shorties and it was really good because he found out which sports he enjoyed or atleast would b...
- We have done the Soccer Tots at Keller Point for the last year or so. My son is 3 and will be 4 in June... He LOVES it and LOVES Coach Mike. Go to www.soccertots.net...
Snack Ideas for Baseball Team
Asked by S.K. from Dallas
on July 1, 2011
-
We need to provide the snack for my son's baseball team after a game next week. It will be 8:30 PM or a little after. I'm not sure what would be a good snack that la...
Answers
- Anything healthy - baggies of grapes, apple slices, trail mix. For drinks you could do water bottles or the smaller Gatorades or Powerades. Since playing a sport is...
- What about those cheese and crackers snackes, bananas, rice crispie treats (I know), grapes, salami, Cheeze-It, water bottles?
- Whe had our last baseball game today and they won!!! Woo Hoo. anyways. we would do one healthy snack and one not as healthy such as sliced oranges and goldfish, ...
Baseball Coaches Gift
Asked by C.D. from Chicago
on April 25, 2010
-
Hi mamas! I've been put in charge of the end-of-the-season coaches gifts for my son's baseball team. I'm looking for something creative, not the normal trophy or "Wor...
Answers
- We like to take a team picture matt it and let the kids sign it. Sometimes when its in the budget a gift card also Good Luck
- we used to just contribute cash to one of the parents and they typically purchased some type of gift card..often for a sports store or a restaurant. nothing too creati...
- I took a team photo after a game, then blew it up to an 8x10, put it in a frame that had room all around it.....wrote the team name and year below the picture, then h...
How Much Time Does Your Kid Spend with Sports?
Asked by N.S. from Chicago
on January 11, 2011
-
I'm curious as to how much time your child spends pursuing sports or other activities they are interested in and how old they are. We are getting flack from the family...
Answers
- Well, my kids are too young for organized sports and we're too broke! haha BUT, if it's what your daughter wants to do, then keep at it! Grandma has a choice here, s...
- I grew up doing competitive sports from about the same age on. I practice 2-3 days a week for three hours at that age and competed Sept-Dec or Jan-April depending on a...
- I have two kids, 8 & 7. The 8 year old plays academy soccer; practices 2x a week and two games a weekend, plus tournaments. The 7 year old does dance, indoor soccer,...
Sports Clubs/teams for Pre-schoolers
Asked by T.C. from Eugene
on April 19, 2007
-
Hello,
I have a 2 1/2 year old son who is VERY active, and energetic and I thought it would be great to get him in like T-ball or or soccor or something of that so...
Answers
- I noticed that a couple people posted about the lil' kickers program but one was in Corvallis & one was in Portland. There is one here in Springfield at Kick City off...
- T. - I don't think there's any religious affiliation with this program, but a friend of mine just sent me this link for a soccer program for little ones. http:/...
- It's really hard to find activities for boys that age! It seems like the earliest they can play ball is age 4 or 5. Have you thought about signing him up for gymnast...
How to Handle Basketball Coach Treating Son Unfairly
Asked by P.H. from Dallas
on February 3, 2010
-
My soon to be 12 year old son recently joined a basketball team at the YMCA. He has never been in sports and wanted to try this. I was told this group was for kids o...
Answers
- I'm not sure there is anything you can do about it if there aren't any rules stating that each player gets equal playing time. By age 12, boys sports are competitive ...
- P., I just went through this with my 10year old son. He was the only one held out for half the game. I talked to the coach and told him what we have observed. The ...
- I am the commissioner of my son's basketball league. First you should check the website for YMCA most leagues have a player participation rule. I looked at the rules...
Carrollton Area Sports
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on January 31, 2008
-
My son will be 5 next month and I want to get him involved in some type of team sport. He played t-ball last year but wants to try something different. I've have look...
Answers
- Carrollton has a great soccer program. Mt D. plays with them in the evening and they try and get you on a team near your area. I think the web site is CFBS.com, but ...
- Soccer Tots(they have a web site) has a soccer program that runs once a week and they have a program for teaching the basics to soccer through games.They have a 5/6 ye...
- Try Prestonwood Church. THey offer alot of different sports for kids of all ages. Here's the link http://www.psosports.com/default.asp
Insensitive Baseball Coach
Asked by C.L. from Minneapolis
on June 1, 2009
-
This is my son's first year of baseball. At his first game, I was wondering if any sign up sheet was going to be going around for snack. Nothing. My son commented on...
Answers
- I only have a 3 year old, so I didn't know bringing snacks was a requirement to games (good to know). It sounds like the guy is a jerk too. If he is the coach and do...
- our baseball league doesn't do snacks (I am not sure why), but other sports have. If your son wants to bring snack to celebrate his birthday than bring them, if pa...
- I would have started a snack sign up myself. Really you the parents are paying for your children to be in this sport and I don't see how a snack AFTER the game could i...
Baseball Pant Stains
Asked by ... from Los Angeles
on April 27, 2013
-
My DS white baseball pants will be the death of me :) this is the first season he has had white normally his team is dark blue or black. 2 weeks ago he slid into hom...
Answers
- My son has had white baseball pants for years. Every year I have been able to get the red dirt out of them by using Simple Green. I find it in the automotive section...
- I was going to suggest trying Dawn. It worked great to get sticker residue out of my daughter's favorite shirt that I thought was a lost cause. I found this online:...
- I haven't had this experience but read that you can try using a paste of Cascade directly on the stain. Another says a paste of vinegar and baking soda. Quite a few ...
Bully on Youth Sports Team--advice?
Asked by L.T. from Houston
on March 4, 2011
-
My 6-year-old son is starting the spring season of soccer next week. We just got our team assignments and there is a child on the team that is known as a bully at scho...
Answers
- My oldest had a boy like that on his basketball team and the coach told him his was not going to put up with it. If he couldn't behave then he could not be on the team...
- The coach is the boss on the playing field, not the parents. Make sure the coach knows about this other child's antics. A simple email or face to face conversation sho...
- Just one other thought to add to the others. I notice you live in Sugar Land. If it's FFPS, I can tell you right now that Jack will NOT tolerate bullying in any way,...
