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August 12, 2011
Volleyball
We signed her up for the volleyball camp. Since we are not able to take her to soccer, we choose volleyball.
The first day went pretty well. She learned how to serve. They worked the kids hard. She seemed to have fun. We didn't stay because we noticed that our presence distracted her.
On the last day, we were hiding in the car to watch her play. MonkeyMama was furious. Same problems we had last year in dance lessons. Monkey was not paying attention. She was being mouthy on top of that. And she couldn't catch a ball!
It came as a shock to both MonkeyDaddy and MonkeyMama. We thought catching a ball was a very natural skill to have, but Monkey couldn't do it.
The concerned parent talked to her coworker (a tennis pro) about it and got reassured that it was a skill to be learned. Monkey just need to have more practice. So instead of catching a ball for fun, she is doing it as a daily homework.
Maybe she doesn't need dance lessons; she needs sports lessons.
Posted by Mike at August 12, 2011 10:36 PM
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