With all due respect, cricket is hardly a sport for the sedentary non-athlete (hello, golf). Any batsman who faced Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh of the West Indies or Jeff Thomson and Dennis Lillee of Australia back in the Eighties earned every run he got while facing 90 mph bouncers.
I am forever grateful to my father for not pushing my brother or myself into any particular sport. He let us chose our athletic activities and encouraged us to play and have fun. He never pushed his sports preferences and was proud of our accomplishments and understanding in our failures.
Most importantly, while he “rooted for us” in the stands, he never was one of those “Little League” fathers nor did he ever try to live his life vicariously though us. In fact, he once gave me the greatest piece of advice, that I carried forward with my kids and grandkids….Children are NOT an extension of your own ego. They are completely separate individuals !
For such a kid, I would forget competitive team sports. Try those of the individual against the world: backpacking, canoeing, etc. You don’t have to be an athlete to enjoy them, and as Theodore Roosevelt showed, it will certainly build the body in more than just a mass of muscle.
lee85736 about 6 years ago
Sounds more survivable than lacrosse or rugby, and more rugged than the chess club.
Charles Spencer Premium Member about 6 years ago
‘Cleats’ flashbacks, anyone?
Carl Premium Member about 6 years ago
If you put him on the curling team he’ll learn his manners from the Canadians.
Pocosdad about 6 years ago
43-man Squamish!
beymly about 6 years ago
Does dad think that just hanging out with smart kids will improve his math skills?
jarvisloop about 6 years ago
If the child is as sports-challenged as I was, he had better stick to marbles. I played many sports, and I played every one of them very badly.
kodj kodjin about 6 years ago
Assuming that kids from Asian countries will automatically be good in math sounds like micro racism! SHAME!
Guilty Bystander about 6 years ago
With all due respect, cricket is hardly a sport for the sedentary non-athlete (hello, golf). Any batsman who faced Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh of the West Indies or Jeff Thomson and Dennis Lillee of Australia back in the Eighties earned every run he got while facing 90 mph bouncers.
Linguist about 6 years ago
I am forever grateful to my father for not pushing my brother or myself into any particular sport. He let us chose our athletic activities and encouraged us to play and have fun. He never pushed his sports preferences and was proud of our accomplishments and understanding in our failures.
Most importantly, while he “rooted for us” in the stands, he never was one of those “Little League” fathers nor did he ever try to live his life vicariously though us. In fact, he once gave me the greatest piece of advice, that I carried forward with my kids and grandkids….Children are NOT an extension of your own ego. They are completely separate individuals !
BWR about 6 years ago
I’ve never understood cricket.
Hippogriff about 6 years ago
For such a kid, I would forget competitive team sports. Try those of the individual against the world: backpacking, canoeing, etc. You don’t have to be an athlete to enjoy them, and as Theodore Roosevelt showed, it will certainly build the body in more than just a mass of muscle.