DS7 began playing soccer and basketball at age 5, and did well. He learned the fundamentals, began to understand how to play as a team (talk to one another, pass the ball, help each other, etc.) There was a huge leap of improvement in his confidence at age 6, and an even bigger leap in his skill level and interest this year, it's amazing!
DS3 just is too young for that yet. I understood that at this age he might not be very good at playing, but I expected he'd enjoy it and want to learn. He was so eager while watching DS7 play all these years! But he just didn't get it! He thought they each should have a ball, and be able to kick it wherever they wanted to, and stop whenever they felt like it, and don't anybody take the ball I'm playing with!
I don't know why I thought he would be able to grasp all this at age 3, I'm still working on creating a civil dining experience!
You've given me hope though, Shawna. Maybe it's just age related, and If he's not ready by age 4, that's fine, he may not even be ready by 5 like DS7. I tell you what, he rocks at the gymnastics, though! If he just likes individual sports, so be it! I just want him to have a good time!