Play ball!
"Little Elvis" is only five weeks old, but Mere and I have already had a discussion about which sports he will be encouraged to play. We want him to have fun and succeed, but most importantly we don't want him to sustain an injury that might hamper him the rest of his life.
I'm a big baseball fan (go Pirates!), so there's no doubt that I'll be playing catch with him as soon as he is ready. My father-in-law coached high school football and soccer for years and is an avid outdoorsman, so he's got his own preferences. Mere loves football (she's such a big Manning fan that she tried to sneak "Peyton Elijah" onto the baby name list) and thinks that "Little Elvis" will make an excellent place kicker for the Indianapolis Colts someday.
The only sport that is currently on the list of sports to be avoided is ice hockey. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy hockey (go Penguins!) -- in fact, it is probably my second favorite sport behind baseball. However, with the potential of broken noses, lost teeth and the overall expense of equipment and ice time, we'll try to steer "Little Elvis" in other directions.
Since he'll not likely play for the Stanley Cup, I took the opportunity today to put "Little Elvis" (or at least his picture) in the Stanley Cup today when it made a stop at my workplace.
So what sports are your kids involved with? Do you consider any to be particularly dangerous? Are there sports that you would discourage your children from playing?
I'm a big baseball fan (go Pirates!), so there's no doubt that I'll be playing catch with him as soon as he is ready. My father-in-law coached high school football and soccer for years and is an avid outdoorsman, so he's got his own preferences. Mere loves football (she's such a big Manning fan that she tried to sneak "Peyton Elijah" onto the baby name list) and thinks that "Little Elvis" will make an excellent place kicker for the Indianapolis Colts someday.
The only sport that is currently on the list of sports to be avoided is ice hockey. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy hockey (go Penguins!) -- in fact, it is probably my second favorite sport behind baseball. However, with the potential of broken noses, lost teeth and the overall expense of equipment and ice time, we'll try to steer "Little Elvis" in other directions.
Since he'll not likely play for the Stanley Cup, I took the opportunity today to put "Little Elvis" (or at least his picture) in the Stanley Cup today when it made a stop at my workplace.
So what sports are your kids involved with? Do you consider any to be particularly dangerous? Are there sports that you would discourage your children from playing?
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