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I have an 8 year old son who will be going into 3rd grade.

He played little league baseball this year and loved it.

He had his first football practice yesterday and he wasn't as thrilled about it. Today when it was time for practice he said he didn't want to go. Then when we got there, 1 hour into it he came off the field complaining that he felt like he was gonna throw up. I was concerned about the heat, it's really unusually hot here in upstate NY. But he looked ok, face color normal and he wasn't showing signs of heat exhaustion so I gave him a drink and made him go back out. Not even 5 minutes passed and he was complaining again. This time he refused to go back out and started crying.

So I took him home early and now he is just fine. I KNOW that he was faking it because he didn't want to play anymore.

My problem is, what should I do?

I don't want to push him into playing football if he really doesn't wanna play. But at the same time, he has only been to 2 practices and I feel like he should give it a fair chance before I let him quit. Plus we paid over $100 for him to be on this team.

Should I force him to play, for at least 2 weeks before letting him quit? Or should I just let him quit now?

Thanks for your help

How hot was it out there? Where I live (NC)...according to the news, it was 98 degrees with a heat index of 115. That 115 number is for the people that are actually outside not just standing around, but playing, running or working. It's letting you know to be very careful. Possibly his problem WAS that it was just to hot for him. *(If)* your going to insist that he play, make sure he stays hydrated. Being that you paid so much for him to play, I would try to make him go to a couple more practice's though. He need's to understand that $100.00 dollars is not a small amount of money and that yall could have used that to pay bills if he was just going to quit. Tell him he has to go to like 3 more practice's and maybe by then, he will of gotten use to it more, the heat, and the other players and hopefully want to stay. When he's not doing football, is he usually indoors with the AC? If other that football, he's indoors where it's nice and cool that's probably why he doesn't want to do it.. Not because he's going to pass out but because he thinks it's to hot outside.

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