I hope thats because they want to and not because you want them to.
Not much worse in my mind than forcing a child to do something that is supposed to be done for fun, but it isn't fun for them. I know I really hated PE in junior high. Probably the worst period of my life was PE in junior high. There, now you've heard an adult say they regretted playing sports as a child.
I get your argument but... most kids don't know what they like until they have tried it.
I totally agree with Joqui:
"I will most def. 'make' them get into sports. I will introduce them to numerous sports and out of that they will have to play at least one semester of the sport. From there, they can decide if they like that particular sport or not. "We have done the same thing. My boy, unlike me, is a natural athlete but extremely shy. He said no to everything. He's so afraid of not knowing the rules and doing something wrong. A few years ago we signed him up for soccer and he was mad! After that first practice you couldn't tear the soccer ball out of his hands (or feet)
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Since then it's the same with basketball, flag football, swim team and now baseball. He drops his video game controller the instant I tell him to grab his glove and meet me outside. Eventually he will settle on one or two and they will be HIS choice.
The point is some parents will go overboard and you can tell who they are on the sidelines. But most of us want the kids to have fun while learning valuable life skills they will take into the adulthood.
And no, P E is not a sport.