What sport would be good for my daughter?

Children Maiden: What sport would be good for my daughter?
I would like to enroll my daughter in a sport activity other than swimming, which we have always done because she enjoys it and is good at it. She seems like me when I was younger, and I’m not sure if she’ll get involved in a sports team if she is intimidated by the other players, afraid that she won’t be good enough. I put her into dance before and she was not able to comprehend rhythm at all. I was thinking of enrolling her in either hip hop dance, soccer, or karate. I might even be able to put her into softball. What are your experiences?

Answers and Views:

Answer by Lala
My sisters and I played ice hockey from a young age. Play that she’ll probably never have to worry about weight, that sport works your whole body out haha. We all loved it.

Soccer is really popular though and is a nice social game and can be played everywhere which is great. I know most of my friends growing up played that.

More than anything though, what does she feel? Is there anything she’s shown an interest in or said she thought looked fun?

Answer by tWiLiGhTlOvEr=]
Well ask her what sport she wants to play! Don’t force her to do it if she doesn’t want to! The whole point of sports is to be fun.

Answer by Amitabh B
actually, i dont any experiences yet, i m not a father!
i heard frm many of ma frenz that little grls lyk to dance and most of them prefer balley dancing.
if u dont wanna put her in that, than i think u shud jst giv her smetym and then ask her only.
hope i helped u.

Answer by desmeran
you don’t say how old she is, but I’d tell her she needs to pick one more thing for exercise and she can pick which thing.

a lot of kids love being on a team. most of my kids have loved soccer from around age 5. softball is fun, too, but some kids find it less exciting because there are longer periods of just standing around and waiting, whereas everyone is always on the move in soccer.

one of my kids never liked sports with balls and didn’t particularly like team sports, either. she has adored gymnastics, ice skating, swimming, and rock climbing.

it doesn’t matter at all what sport they’re doing as long as it’s something that keeps them active and seems fun to them.

Answer by my94car
My daughter was in a youth soccer league when she was younger. She absolutely loved it.

Answer by Nic
My kids are all hockey and baseball players. I always wished the girl had shown some interest in soccer instead of ball just because she struggles with her weight and soccer’s better exercise and very affordable.

Answer by Shadow hunter
As a black belt in Tae-kwon-do and an ex soccer player. I have to go with the martial arts or soccer.

Martial arts are great for discipline, coordination and fitness. If you are worried at all about the contact aspect some schools practice non contact martial arts where the focus is on control of your movements and students are taught how to judge kicks and strikes so as not to make contact with other students. Martial arts aren’t necessarily about fighting but can also concentrate on the “Pattern” side of the Arts where students learn patterns of moves according to their belt level. Most good schools also encourage higher levels to teach lower belt levels.

Soccer is a great social game and encourages fitness. A great way to encourage team spirit and teach a player how to be part of a team.

Answer by Jenny~♥
What’s available to her in her school district? I’m on a committee that organizes sports for our elementary children. My girls have tried everything… they love sports. They play basketball in the fall, they are getting ready to start volleyball in a couple of weeks (my 7th grader has already played volleyball). They also play softball & soccer. This Summer we are going to offer tennis for the first time. My girls are really excited about it. They also do swimming. Sports are soooo important. Have her try everything. If she doesn’t like it, she doesn’t have to play next year.

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Answer by Bedford S
soccer is a team sport, she would valuable experience by working together with other girls.