Thanks for the advice. He just turned 6 a few days ago. I read that soccer is suppose to be one of the best sports for children with gross motor difficulties and those with ADHD. I've thought about karate too but he doesn't do well with coordination. He rarely participates in songs that have hand movements. He's gotten better with that but I can't see him excelling in karate. Track and field might be a good one for him for the future. Swimming, I'm going to get him going with that again.
Thanks.
I'm finding swimming to be the answer for my son right now (4 1/2 years old). I recently discovered that my son's swim instructor has ad/hd as well. He's known of his ad/hd since he was my son's age. He is now 20. He is so good with my son and it has been a blessing to see my son participating actively in a positive way with the swimming.
We did karate this last year and my son just didn't like to do it. He was always saying it was boring. I think maybe too slow for him.
I'd be interested in seeing how the soccer goes for you and your son. My son wants to play soccer . I told him that we might get into soccer after he turns 5.
i say if ur son enjoys playing soccer let him play i believe even if they watch more than play their learning i would just explain to the coach and see if its a issue. Hockey is good for boys.
heheh just as when my son was in a school concert - he screamed HI to me about 3 times and during the song, he was the one found jumping up and down and playing with the lollipop in hand (they were singing the song: Lollipop) lol
Thanks everyone.
heheh thanks for the laughs. Some of the post replies - I could relate with. Cute. My son seemed to like swimming as well so I think I will get him started on that again. I'm going to have him continue soccer and let him have fun with it. If he wants to sit out for whatever reason, that's fine with me. heheh he was the one that kept turning to me for every little thing too! It was actually adorable. I had a good time even though he didn't exactly excel at the game. He tried it and I'm proud. Oh ya, he may not be able to do gymnastics because he has low muscle tone so his coordination is off and he's a bit 'clumsy'. I want to enroll him in something he'll be good so it will lift his spirits.
Sooooo, for a 6 yr old, what other sports would you recommend (cost efficient)?
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I did not read each post prior to mine so I hope I am not repeating.
but anyway,
All of my children play soccer and love it!! They all started at the Y indoor at about 3-4ish and now my boys are 9 (almost 10) and are great!! My son with ADHD definitely loves soccer, tried football last year and to much hurry up and wait. Since soccer is an active game it suits him. he does not have a chance to wander and get into trouble.
Also for those who are starting soccer. Many of the skills of soccer take time before they "Click" I have watched my sons team, and my daugters team and observed how they progressed. Not just my kids but others as well. Different skills come at different points and eventually you see the lightbulbs go off and the kids are like "OHH that is what coach meant" It is rather cute.
Go figure this... the same son who couldn't take football (not that he wasn't good at it, the foot ball coach came by our house twice to try to get him to sign up again) but this same son can fish for hours straight and not get bored!!!!!!.
just find the sport that is right might take time, but the child nor yourself will not necessarily know right off the bat.
good luck
BTW
We did try wrestling at 5, with both boys and while they were both good DS with ADHD couldn't handle the thought that people may be watching him... tried to explain most people were interested in what/how their own children were doing. He is still like that.
We tried a number of different sports with ds. His favorites were dance (of all kinds), karate and soccer. Soccer is the most long lasting one, playing 12 years. I think soccer is great agreeing with turnbaktym. The kids get to run alot and the game isn't focused on one player. If someone misses the ball a team member comes in to help out. Learning team work and what it means to be a team player transfers to other areas of one's life. While I think soccer is great, it all depends on what appeals to your child.Isiah has had two practices and while they weren't disasterous, they have been challenging. Both practices he keeps coming off the field to tell us stuff, stuff that isn't important in the least. We even moved across the field and a good walking distance but he stills walks to those bleechers at least 2-3 times per practice. This last time he got stung in the beginning of practice on his wrist and he stood around the majority of the time holding his wrist and showing the other parents that were near by lol (Remember, we were across the field!) I can see it in my husband's face that he is discouraged but he really wanted Isiah to be athletic and right now, it just isn't happening.
We have now tried soccer twice, basketball once and swimming once. All went rough. He doesn't want to learn karate or any martial arts because he "already knows how!" LOL
Hang in there
[QUOTE=tinainthornaby] A NEW MEMBER FROM ENGLAND U.K. HI, INTRACTIVE SPORTS ARE NOT VERY GOOD WITH CHILDERN WITH ADHD OR ADD. REASON BEING THAT THERE IS TO MUCH FOR THEM TO TAKE ONBOARD,AND CONCENTRAT ON, TRY SOMETHING LIKE SWIMMING,OR HORSE RIDING,OR JUDO,OR EVEN DANCING. IV BEEN WERE YOU ARE AND I COULDNT FORIVE MYSELF FOR WHAT I PUT MY SON THOUGH, I THOUGHT FOOTBALL, AFTER SCHOOL CLUB, BUT HOW WAS I WRONG, HE HATED IT, ONCE I MADE FROM WORK EARLY SO I COULD WATCH HIM PLAY, HE WAS SAT OUTSIDE THE DRESSING ROOM, I LATER WAS TOLD OFF THE COACH WHO WAS TEACHING THE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM, THAT HE STARTED TO PLAY, ALL THE OTHER CHILDERN WERE GETTING FRUSTRATED WITH HIM FOR NOT EITHER PASSING THE BALL, OR BEING TO SLOW OR BEING AT A CERTAIN PLASE ON THE FOOTBALL PITCH THAT HE WAS NOT MEANT TO BE,CALLING HIM NAMES ALSO. I DID TELL THE COACH OFF FOR NOT INFORMING ME OF THIS, FIVE WEEKS MY SON PUT UP WITH CHILDERN CALLING HIM. SO I NOW FOUND OUT THE THING HE WANTED TO TRY, HE WROTE DOWN ON PAPER AND WE TRYED THEM ALL OUT BEFORE HE CHOOSEN THE ONE HE WANTED TO TAKE PART IN. WHICH WAS SWIMMING, WHICH I GOT EXTRA LESSONS FOR HIM TO GO TO, AND NOW HE SWIMS LIKE A LITTLE FISH, HE HAS JUST COMPLETED 65LENGHTS WHICH HE RASIED 250.00 POUNDS, FOR CHARITY, IT ONLY TOOK HIM ONE AND HALF HOURS, AND THE CHILDERN WHO CALLED HIM WHILE HE WAS FOOTBALL TRAINING, WERENT CALLING THAT DAY. ONLY CHEERING HIM ON. WHICH MADE ME SO POURD OF MY SON. HE IS 10 YEARS OLD. so please think of your child before putting him though what my son went though, WITH REGARDS TO YOU A NEW MEMBER TINAINTHORNABY .[/QUOTE] tinainthornaby38978.7704976852 [QUOTE=INaBOX] My son had his very first soccer game (I just signed him up for the fall) and I'm a little worried on how he'll do. Some of the techniques they were asking the children to do was too challenging for him and he spent most of the time watching the other kids than actually participating. He looked confused. He did really well in the relays but in the actual game competition, he was as far from the ball as possible .. and distracted to other things. I tried supporting him and explaining to him what was to be expected (which helped a bit) but I'm not sure if that's welcome in this team. It's not a parent-paticipation team like his baseball team was. I'm thinking I should get him a private instructor to help him with a few tricks. Any advice? [/QUOTE] tinainthornaby38979.8948726852[QUOTE=voxpopulli]Isiah has had two practices and while they weren't disasterous, they have been challenging. Both practices he keeps coming off the field to tell us stuff, stuff that isn't important in the least. We even moved across the field and a good walking distance but he stills walks to those bleechers at least 2-3 times per practice. This last time he got stung in the beginning of practice on his wrist and he stood around the majority of the time holding his wrist and showing the other parents that were near by lol (Remember, we were across the field!) I can see it in my husband's face that he is discouraged but he really wanted Isiah to be athletic and right now, it just isn't happening.
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Reminds me of kindergarten "graduation," when my son came off the stage several times to talk to me. Shirt hanging outside of his pants, thumb in his mouth. tie long gone! LOL! I was okay with it, because I was just so glad the year was over!
My son is 5 1/2 and plays hockey and soccar. We started him early and we had problems at first but now is doing well. I think soccar and hockey are great for kids with ADHD....it gets all of thier eneregy out.
I am 38 years old and I have ADHD and I played all sports when I was younger. A good coach makes all the differance!
My son also takes Ice skating lessons. He is pretty good and now if there is a school party or event at the rink he will be able to hold his one. He gets a ribbon for each level he passes which he loves. One of the hocky coaches saw him skate and asked him to if he wanted to play but my DS said no..he wanted to be "just a regular skater" We started our son on soccer at five. He will be nine in Dec and plays twice a year. Spring and Fall. When he was younger he did a lot of goofing off at practice (still does some) but when the games came------he surprised us all!! He is a competitive little firecracker. It has been good for him. Practice is slow, games are fast. He has had a fantastic coach too. That helps. Kids sports lots of kids 6 and under will not pay attention. They need a coach who is aware that this age is the hardest one. It takes sticking with teaching the basics to that sports that's it. Sports camps are the places for the kids to learn the skills. I suggest the child's whole team do this together. This was where my daughter learned about soccer. My son had a hard time with soccer as well. Basketball was even worse......the rest of the team would be on the other side of the court and my son was staring at the score board (probably adding up the numbers!) We have since learned that team sports are just not his thing. We discovered this summer that he absolutely LOVES tennis and golf. Individual sports seem to be much better for him.
We tried soccer and basketball way too early for DS8. We didn't know his diagnosis at that time and wanted to get him started early. He was clueless and physically far behind his peers. (He had a small hip deformity and his legs are just not as strong as most kids'. It's not really that noticeable, but I can tell he struggles where other kids just pop up & down.) Consequently, he hates soccer and basketball! He is doing baseball now and starting to care, although his mind and body are NOT very well connected. I think he is starting to frustrate his team members.
He does very well with swimming, so we will get back into that with lessons during the winter and maybe eventually swim team, though we've learned not to jump too quickly into team sports with him until he's ready. Individual sports seem like a really good bet for ADHD kids, unless they're quite athletically inclined.
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Hi, my son is 8 and we tried soccer when he was about 5 and it was a bust. Then we tried gymnastics which actually worked out great for a couple years. Then he got to the level where he was starting to learn better form and move towards competition. He did not like following the directions and sooooooooooooo instead of saying "mom I am done with gymnastics" he got himself kicked out.
He tried karate also at age 5 and he cound not follow directions and had to sit out allot. He is now 8 and medicated and he joined a different Karate class with a great instructor and he is doing great. Although he is starting to get bored.
I think someday he will be great at track and field-we'll see. But team sports are not too good.
Good Luck
Do summer sports camps that where they learn the skills anyhow.InAbox,
Have your tried gymnastic? My son is doing this (all boys class)and is having great time.
I'm starting my son and daughter with play-based soccer this week. The first time we tried a soccer class for my son, he was about 4 and spent time sitting in the grass, picking dandilions. The coach didn't do much to engage him, just focused on the other children. His dad and I were frustrated and embarrassed; parents would tell us sympathetically, "It's all right," then when their son didn't stay on task, they'd get nervous. One mom popped her son on the butt when he wouldn't do right, and at another time she told him, "You're not out here for the birds. You're here for recognition." Okaayyy. One grandparent said she wanted to talk to us about strategies for our son for "when he started school." But she never did, thankfully. We had already been through the wringer with the basketball class. We stuck it out, but didn't try any more team sports. It was swim lessons and individual karate lessons. Since this program is play-based, with parent involvement, I'm hoping it won't be a "soccer mom" or "soccer dad" atmosphere -- that's infectious. I just want my children to get some exercise and have some fun. The lesson I had to learn was not to get too anxious. I hope I have learned that lesson well!