DS6 played T-ball last year and signed him up for baseball this year. He is excited about it. He was great about going to practice and games adn got all excited. He had no interest in ever practicing outside of his official practice time. He is kind of big for his age, but I often forget that because he is grade skipped and subject accelerated in addition so he is often with kids several years older. He is avg. ability, and sometimes is pretty good for not practicing. There are clearly several above him though, which honestly I think is a good thing. I want him to see that everyone has different talents and gifts and also that skills take practice. Last year I think he mostly enjoyed being in the dugout, being outdoors in general, and the concession stand afterwards. I also do think he will be very into the scoring part this year. Last year he would run hard and fast and then was very confused about the fact that they didn't keep score. Then the rest of the year he would skip to the bases and at one point tried to convince me that skipping was actually faster than running. Anyhow, I hope he enjoys it this year like he did last year. Both my husband and I were not into playing sports (although we are very active and outdoorsy and DH knows all about sports and plays them with friends). I think baseball will be better than some other sports for him because I do think there is less sensory overload. I think basketball and soccer would be very overwhelming.
