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LucyLu21
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Softball or Soccer for 5 yo DD
DD approached me about playing sports and it seems that she'd be interested in either softball or soccer. She is turning 5 in August and starting Kindergarten this year. In the Hicksville area, are there any teams/programs for either sport that would be a good introduction for her? TIA
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Posted 7/7/15 9:58 AM  |
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Aries14
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Softball or Soccer for 5 yo DD
We have my 5 year old in soccer. We thought about trying softball but a few friends of mine said their dd's lost interest and attention really quick in softball at such a young age - a lot of standing around. We will probably wait a little longer to try softball.
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| Posted 7/7/15 10:09 AM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Softball or Soccer for 5 yo DD
Do they actually play softball with real softballs etc at 5?
Or is it more like T ball?
I am not sure DD at 5 would have the hand eye coordination to hit a real softball. And 5 year olds can pitch over the plate?
How does this work? I'm very confused by this/
LOL
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| Posted 7/7/15 10:24 AM |
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LucyLu21
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Lucy
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Re: Softball or Soccer for 5 yo DD
lol I think it's still T-Ball at this age. Not sure how that all pans out so that's why I'm asking. I think you guys are right either way, might be better to wait a little for T-Ball / Softball.
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| Posted 7/7/15 10:27 AM |
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Jacksmommy
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Re: Softball or Soccer for 5 yo DD
its probably two different season sports. You can do both...soccer in the fall and softball in the spring
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| Posted 7/7/15 11:57 AM |
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ali120206
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Re: Softball or Soccer for 5 yo DD
Posted by Jacksmommy
its probably two different season sports. You can do both...soccer in the fall and softball in the spring
This.
Nell - in our area they have t-ball like softballs (they are softball sized but, a little softer). They start on a tee and then switch to coach pitch after a few games (but still can use the t if they are unable to hit the pitches).
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| Posted 7/7/15 3:22 PM |
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janedoe
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Re: Softball or Soccer for 5 yo DD
DD played T-ball this past spring - she was only 4.5 and she did AMAZING!!! She loved every second of it.
At that age, they are really teaching them the basics - swinging the bat, running to first base, throwing, catching the ball, listening to the coach and basic team work.
She really had a great time and I can not wait to sign her up again.
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| Posted 7/7/15 7:20 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Softball or Soccer for 5 yo DD
Posted by Jacksmommy
its probably two different season sports. You can do both...soccer in the fall and softball in the spring
Soccer is a fall and spring sport. The two leagues that I coached in had both seasons, and most players played both, and the teams stayed the same (for the most part) from fall to spring.
You can obviously do t-ball in the spring if you wanted, but soccer is available both seasons.
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| Posted 7/8/15 7:39 AM |
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