I’ve seen posts where posters talk about having multiple kids playing baseball or other sports.
How many have younger kids who became more talented than the older kid? Was it because they were hanging around the older kid’s games and practices? Did he/she feel challenged by the bar set by the older kid?
My son was an annoyance as a 2yo at his 7yo sister’s 7/8 machine pitch softball games. As a 3yo he was practicing with the team. Same thing with basketball. Through age six he preferred practicing with her softball teams (I coached) than play tee ball. We also did our own practices where he was getting more training than kids playing tee ball.
She verballed at age fifteen when he was ten. Right then he declared he would also play major college ball.
When he got to high school she had just graduated. He was asked if he was as smart and athletic as his sister. She had graduated in the top 10%. She earned fourteen letters in four sports. Girls were encouraged to play multiple sports. There were less female athletes.
He graduated higher (top 3%) in his class. He played three sports and earned nine letters. They were both three time all conference in baseball/softball. He matched her going P5. He had a better college career.
Growing up he was a far more natural athlete. He was always the kid you noticed even though he was a physical late bloomer. His older sister was a grinder in every sport until she grew from 5’2” to 5’10” entering high school.
Being five years younger he adored his isjter until about age eleven when he realized he could drive her nuts. She never saw him as anything more than a major pain in the arse. They did t become friends until they were both adults.
I still have a mental picture of these scene …
Your little brother is so cute!
No, he’s not! DAD, GET HIM OUT OF HERE!