Sasha
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- May 15, 2013
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Hi proud parents,
Looking for any similar experiences and advice on how you handled it, or what your outcome was...
So I have one DS gymmie who is a conditioning powerhouse - no external motivation required. He just loves it and lives it. Obviously, this pays off on skill acquisition, too. He also stretches on his own just to see himself make progress (crazy kid - ha). He will start competing soon.
The other DS (he's 9) has some talent for skill acquisition, and likes to "show off" when parents or coaches are watching, but the moment he thinks backs are turned, he skimps and cheats. He just isn't fond at all of conditioning (running, pushups, pullups, ab work, etc) or stretching and never does any for 'fun' like the other DS. He basically just fakes it and gets away with the minimum. We've realized that it's just not his thing.
To be honest, he is kind of a 'baby' about it sometimes - literally crying at times about pushups, and as soon as he's pushed a little past his 'easy' zone, he can be very whiny and dramatic. I am definitely NOT pushing him into gymnastics (completely OK with me if he never wants to do as much as a forward roll! lol) - but he says he *wants* to do it. We've had the "well, gymnastics is more than jumping on the trampoline - it takes hard work to get good at those skills you say you'd like to do someday - see all those pullups the level 8s are doing there? etc." To which he replies (repeatedly) that he will do the hard work - he promises - but then it's clear he really really doesn't want to when it's time.
Unfortunately, we don't have the option near us for, say, a rec trampoline class, and money is also a factor. If he was as into it as the other DS, I could justify trying to scrape together the cash (even just for rec - also conditioning-heavy here), but it just doesn't feel like this is really his thing. I'd rather 'invest' in something else he might have more potential in (doesn't even have to be a sport).
Anyone else stuck in this kind of dilemma with different kids and trying to be fair to both, but realizing one is much more of a 'fit' with the sport than another? Or have you seen conditioning 'whiners' converted after a time? I want him to be happy.
Thanks for any thoughts Peace,
S
Looking for any similar experiences and advice on how you handled it, or what your outcome was...
So I have one DS gymmie who is a conditioning powerhouse - no external motivation required. He just loves it and lives it. Obviously, this pays off on skill acquisition, too. He also stretches on his own just to see himself make progress (crazy kid - ha). He will start competing soon.
The other DS (he's 9) has some talent for skill acquisition, and likes to "show off" when parents or coaches are watching, but the moment he thinks backs are turned, he skimps and cheats. He just isn't fond at all of conditioning (running, pushups, pullups, ab work, etc) or stretching and never does any for 'fun' like the other DS. He basically just fakes it and gets away with the minimum. We've realized that it's just not his thing.
To be honest, he is kind of a 'baby' about it sometimes - literally crying at times about pushups, and as soon as he's pushed a little past his 'easy' zone, he can be very whiny and dramatic. I am definitely NOT pushing him into gymnastics (completely OK with me if he never wants to do as much as a forward roll! lol) - but he says he *wants* to do it. We've had the "well, gymnastics is more than jumping on the trampoline - it takes hard work to get good at those skills you say you'd like to do someday - see all those pullups the level 8s are doing there? etc." To which he replies (repeatedly) that he will do the hard work - he promises - but then it's clear he really really doesn't want to when it's time.
Unfortunately, we don't have the option near us for, say, a rec trampoline class, and money is also a factor. If he was as into it as the other DS, I could justify trying to scrape together the cash (even just for rec - also conditioning-heavy here), but it just doesn't feel like this is really his thing. I'd rather 'invest' in something else he might have more potential in (doesn't even have to be a sport).
Anyone else stuck in this kind of dilemma with different kids and trying to be fair to both, but realizing one is much more of a 'fit' with the sport than another? Or have you seen conditioning 'whiners' converted after a time? I want him to be happy.
Thanks for any thoughts Peace,
S