Little kid issue?

Question

i play basketball, and i have try outs so i want to practice. well i normally practice in my front yard. well a kid (5 or 6 yr old) always comes to play. i really want just to practice so i'll be ready butt i hate being mean. i've tryed to be boring to see if he will go away butt it doesnt seem to help!

Answer 1

Tell him you have to practice now and to come back in an hour and you will play some 1 on 1 with him.

Answer 2

Tell him how happy you are to see him but that you are practicing by yourself now because you have basketball try outs soon and tell him how important that is to you. Tell him he is welcome to watch or play in your front yard quietly by himself till you are done and only promise what you can deliver. say you will try your hardest to play with but you cant promise him you will get to it. you don't want to crush his spirit by breaking a promise.

If that doesn't work get down to his eye level and use words that he can understand to tell that he will need to go home till you are done and that if he will not follow your directions he will need to go home till he can.

Let me know if any of that works

oh and make sure you do not talk down to him children are more perceptive than we give them credit for.

Answer 3

I would simply tell  him that from 9:00 to 1:00 or whatever time frame you choose you have to practice alone. Then set aside 1 hour a day and play with him. You do not have to play in the evening like someone said, you should be able to play whenever you want. I wonder why their parents allows it. Anyway just designate time for yourself and time with him if you have it and stick to that. Even if he still hangs around eventually he would get bored and do something else and if that still does not work, have your parents talk to his parents.

Answer 4

just say u have to practice for your tryouts and u will play with him when u r done with them

Answer 5

TELL THE LITTLE BRAT TO F*CK OFF THEN KICK HIM IN THE NADS

Answer 6

tell him to go away please and come back in an hour so u could practice

Answer 7

Why don't you tell the little kid that you need to practice by yourself for a little while and can he come back in a bit and you 2 can play together? This way you show him or her that you want to spend time with them too but they gotta respect that you also need your own time to practice. If they don't listen or it's a problem than you have to not let them play there anymore. It's all about respect. And good luck on your try outs!

Answer 8

Tell the child to watch and help you from the grass.  Make the child feel important and let him/her help you.  Doesn't matter if they know.  Then ask if the child would like to play a game like around the world or horse.

Answer 9

you should practice at night time when the kid goes in, or practice in your back garden of you local community centre!

hope i helped.

Answer 10

It sounds like this kid is starved for attention.  I know it's not your fault.  I run into the same thing when I play with my kids at the park.  If I were you maybe explain the sitution to his parents in a nice way or maybe make a deal with the little kid.  For example:  Play a game of pig and if you win, he goes home and if he wins, you play another game.  I know it's not fair but it could work...But I would just make contact with the kid's parents.