A child’s transition
There are several stages in a child’s life when it is appropriate to start him or her in sports. With summer weeks away, many children will be transitioning into their first sporting activity, whether for fun, health of a possible competitive career. A child goes through multiple growth spurts: at ages six, nine, 12, in their mid-teen years, at 19 and, if they’re lucky, will keep growing until about 21 or 22.