How about a virtually free test: put your kids in a variety of sports, find out which one or ones they love, then nurture their joy? I'm certainly one for striving for excellence, but I came to swimming after I learned that I both sucked and disliked playing basketball, soccer & baseball and after I knew that knocking guys down in football wasn't my cup of tea, either.
That's way too scientific.
With a ten dollar bill, some duct tape, and a tennis ball...you could find out which kid in the play ground is a sprinter.
Line em up. Throw long. First kid to get to the $ ball is your sprinter.
Now that's funny! :D
The interesting stuff was on the second page of the article: no single gene controls aptitude for sport A or X, and so forth. And someone lacking a requisite gene might be able to compensate in other ways. "Plays well with others" PWO gene is important in team sports.
John McPhee's book on Bill Bradley (in his basketball playing days), A Sense of Where You Are, is priceless. Oliver Sacks has written on the neurological training that goes into playing one sport v. another (his subject was Michael Jordan?).
That's way too scientific.
With a ten dollar bill, some duct tape, and a tennis ball...you could find out which kid in the play ground is a sprinter.
Line em up. Throw long. First kid to get to the $ ball is your sprinter.
With a ten dollar bill, some duct tape, and a tennis ball...you could find out which kid in the play ground is a sprinter.
At first, I thought you meant which of the three objects the kid grabbed would tell you something (merchant, engineer, or athlete).
Sounds like a good way to pigeon hole a kid into something he doesn't really want to do all that much. I have swam with plenty of talented swimmers over my years in USA swimming - and can name of a good number of amazing 12 year olds who have not swam a day in their life after age 16.
How about a virtually free test: put your kids in a variety of sports, find out which one or ones they love, then nurture their joy? I'm certainly one for striving for excellence, but I came to swimming after I learned that I both sucked and disliked playing basketball, soccer & baseball and after I knew that knocking guys down in football wasn't my cup of tea, either.
Patrick, I couldn't agree with you more!
That's way too scientific.
With a ten dollar bill, some duct tape, and a tennis ball...you could find out which kid in the play ground is a sprinter.
Line em up. Throw long. First kid to get to the $ ball is your sprinter.
Absolutely hilarious!!
