Funny thing about sports. From 4-8 DS was in Karate and did really well and had fun until he started working on his second degree black belt. Then it became work and he wanted to try something else. Next he played tennis for about a year. He found that too repetitive and boring. Thinking that a team sport would keep him interested, we tried soccer next. The first year it was fun. After that, he just wanted to hang out with his friends and didn't work on the skills at all. So after alot of conversation, we figured out that Ds is not interested in team sports. He does not want to compete against his friends for position and in game time. Now DS has been doing Figure Skating for almost a year and really, really loves it. We'll see where it goes.
Overall, my impression of sports and my son is that he is able to get the concepts quickly. His ability to execute them depends on his level of interest in the activity. I think at a younger age, he was able to seem more proficient than some of his age-mates because he got the concepts so quickly.
