Your Brother Was a Baseball Shortstop During University

question 219

Multiple Choice

Your brother was a baseball shortstop during university. His 8-year-old son is not nearly as good at catching a baseball as your brother would like. He was hoping that your nephew would also be interested in and good at baseball. Although you think that your brother should support his son's interests rather than have your nephew pursue what your brother wants him to do, what can you tell your brother about his son's athletic abilities?

• A) Gross motor skills continue to develop for quite a while, he should be patient.
• B) His son is probably not going to be athletic. He is too clumsy.
• C) Perhaps your brother should enrol his son in gymnastics to help him improve his coordination.
• D) His son's chance of being a great baseball player is doomed. Your nephew's fine motor skills seem to be abnormal.

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