First off i have a 2 year old girl and an 8 month old boy. I just wanted to know if there was anything I should be doing to give them a head start into pool. I don't expect that they will be running racks by age 3 or even really playing for that matter. I just want to take advantage of there ability to learn new things at this young age. As a father I look forward to many years of good times playing pool with these kids and want to do anything i can for them. Pool is the one thing my father and I had in common and I wish that started sooner than it did. Thank you ahead of time for any input on the subject. If this is off topic please send me in the right direction.
Ideas on how to get my children interested in pool
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You can't make it happen. The best thing you can do is make pool available to them, and see if they are interested. Kids often learn to enjoy the same things their parents do, but it's possible that one or both of them may not share your passion for the game. Don't try to lead them. Follow their lead. If they show interest in learning, teach them at their pace. If they don't, just let them have fun. If you push too hard, you might end up pushing them away from the game. Give it the chance to happen, and see what develops.
Steve
Steve
Have a table at home and let them knock them around. Give a few basic rules of conduct and let them go they will either play or not.
Now that's the best idea.If you keep telling them to stay away from the table and under no circumstance should they ever roll a ball on it, they'll be running racks in no time.:smile:
I'll have to try it and report back. Give me a couple of weeks for a full report.
If you keep telling them to stay away from the table and under no circumstance should they ever roll a ball on it, they'll be running racks in no time.
I think that I made that mistake. When I bought my table I told the kids to keep off unless I was there with them. They never played on it and never developed a interest in it. Is this bad? I don't know. They are now in their 30's, have their own life and do what they enjoy and it is not pool.
For some there are more important things in life.
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If you keep telling them to stay away from the table and under no circumstance should they ever roll a ball on it, they'll be running racks in no time.
Lol, that's what Willie Mosconi's father did. He hid the balls from Willie and told him he wanted him to be a ballroom dancer. Great strategy
Luck involved here!
Introduce the game to them they might think its uncool because its an old timer game!
But on the other hand you introduce and they are fascinated and will dream about the game when they arnt playing!
For me myself, before i got seriously into pool i was just a ball banger like most other kids that "play pool". Im 17, im the youngest person at the pool hall i go to that plays seriously. Kind of sad i have no friends my age to play a good game of pool with! But i guess i mature up faster hanging out with the old timers at the pool hall!
Introduce the game to them they might think its uncool because its an old timer game!
But on the other hand you introduce and they are fascinated and will dream about the game when they arnt playing!
For me myself, before i got seriously into pool i was just a ball banger like most other kids that "play pool". Im 17, im the youngest person at the pool hall i go to that plays seriously. Kind of sad i have no friends my age to play a good game of pool with! But i guess i mature up faster hanging out with the old timers at the pool hall!
Kids will love doing what you do together. Give them praise for doing things and make them feel GOOD at doing it. They will love peeling potatoes if you do the above. My son is 3 and all he likes to do is gather up the balls in a basket and walk around the table dropping them into the pockets LOL. As he gets older, Ill show him the game. Positive associations is all you are looking for at this age.
Although I already know how I want to teach my son if he wants to get started. We are going to play a game called "in the house". Lay a tisue flat on the table and the goal is to shoot the cueball onto that tissue. I am even going to draw a house on that tissue. Bouncing off rails or other balls is fine. The goal is to teach cb control. Most important aspect of the game.
Although I already know how I want to teach my son if he wants to get started. We are going to play a game called "in the house". Lay a tisue flat on the table and the goal is to shoot the cueball onto that tissue. I am even going to draw a house on that tissue. Bouncing off rails or other balls is fine. The goal is to teach cb control. Most important aspect of the game.
I think if you reward them for making shots, that will give them incentive to try to make those shots. When I would get in trouble and get grounded my dad would let me go outside only to take me to the racket ball courts to play him. I could never beat him but little by little I was forced to get better. One time he got cocky and said if I could beat him he would let me out of a week of grounding. Well, that put me into some kinda zone and guess what, I beat him...He almost welshed on that one...
Hey maybe this approach is bad, but IMO, 99% of the people work harder if there are incentives involved. Dont ask where I derived that stat.
Hey maybe this approach is bad, but IMO, 99% of the people work harder if there are incentives involved. Dont ask where I derived that stat.