My 11 year old needs sports help??

Question

Okay. My 11 year old was homeschooled the majority of her life and last year was her first full year in a real school. Growing up, we didnt really teach her any sports. Now she would like to do some sports to get into shape and have fun ya know? Well she doesnt know how. She mainly wants to do basketball or volleyball. She wants to sign up for it. But I am guessing those classes are, by her age, for competition and such and not to teach the game. How can she learn these sports? Will just practice on her own help? And another thing, in two years, the option of cheerleading will be avaliable to her and she really wants to tryot. She has taught herself headstands, handstands while leaning against the wall, somersaults, backwards somersaults, a bridge, a staggeer flip, and a trpod headstand. If she continues to teach herself, will she be eligable to sign up in two years? Or will classes be necessary. Because classes will not be in our budget as we are a little under average monewise.

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Answer 1

well, if she would really like to do cheer then i would recommend her to do some gymnastics as that will help her with a lot of the fundementials of cheerleading. Some sports such as basketball or volleyball require your child to try out in order to make the team. Your daughter could gain some experience in these areas if you enrolled her in a basketball or volleyball class such as a local recreational center.

Answer 2

Some towns offer rec sports for kids younger than high school and they should be reasonably cheap. If she wants to do cheerleading, find a place that teaches gymnastics and/or dance- they teach a lot of stuff that cheerleaders use. With the sports, she definitely needs some kind of instruction- it's very hard to make a sports team by only playing by herself. If money is that tight, you can always find some instructional videos that she can watch, they should help if she tries hard and practices a lot. Basketball is a little bit easier to train for on her own. The one thing you want to have her do however, is run a lot. Most sports require stamina and a lot of running, so that will give her a step up and if worse comes to worse, she can always try out for track.

Depending on what kind of team she's trying out for, they should be able to teach her skills she'll need. If it's a travel team, they may not but if it's a school team or town team, they will definitely teach her some stuff. I still say that she needs as much serious practice and chances to learn whatever she can before she tries out for the team.

The only way she can possibly make a basketball team without any skills at all is if she is 6 feet or taller. She has to be dedicated to whatever sport she chooses, or else she will not try hard enough to succeed.

Good luck!

Answer 3

It's true that a lot of people start their kids early in skill sports and the whole thing can get a little crazy. The fact is that your daughter is only 11... nobody is THAT good at 11. My sister started prep school at about that age and had never played any organized sports before that (we did have a basketball goal on the driveway). She was called some rude names, at first, but went on to play varsity basketball for a team that won state twice and then went on to play at Villanova University (way back) when their women's team went to the final four. (Obviously, she had some talent)
The only way for your daughter to learn a sport is to go out for the team. Nothing is easy for girls that age (and a little older), I doubt there is anything you can do to make it easy. Instructional camps are helpful, but if you ain't got the juice, what can you do? You might check out the local YMCA; they often have summer programs in various sports that are relatively cheap; and if you really can't afford it. they will usually work something out.
Good luck and try not to micro-manage. Sometimes it's good if things are not so easy, at first.

Answer 4

well if you can sign her up for some camps ..some schools do that ..or just let her try out..she may get cut the first year.but that also is a learning process..also check at the ymca or ywca if you have any in your area..most schools do offer phys ed..and they teach some of the basics..she does have 2 years to learn,,as i read and that will help..she sounds like an athltetic youg lady and picks things up real quick...and as you say in 2 years she should be ready....and if she is cut i am sure she will try even more to learn...also there was a famous Basketball player that was cut from the high school team.....

does the name Jeffery Michael Jordan sound familer to you
cut his first year and practiced and practiced and made it

Answer 5

For a beginner there are Recreation leagues in almost all sport. Rec refers to non-competitive. So they are a great place to learn and not get overwhelmed by kids that one,are very competitive and 2, and more importantly, have played for years and are advanced at this point. Your local YMCA may be a good place too.


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Answer 6

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Answer 7

If your local YMCA offers gymnastics or cheer tumbling get her into those classes. She may be teaching herself certain gymnastic elements incorrectly and you want to be sure she unlearns those bad habits.

In the meantime, visiting Cheerleading 101 might be of help in learning the basics.

Answer 8

Well the bad thing about doing both volleyball and basketball is they are during the same season they are during winter and summer.The cheerleading you might want to do gymnastics not the regular kind just tumbling because tumbling you learn how to do back-flips, front-flips,back handsprangs,and front handsprangs earlier.

Answer 9

u could have her go to basketball camp, voleyball camp, orcheerleading/gymnastics camp. or u might me able to find a sports camp in general, then she couls try a bunch of dif. sprots and see what she likes best.

Answer 10

practice and make friends with sombody on the team or squad she could thin learn from her friends and practice with them
good luck