my third grader picks up ground balls and then hustles to open space just like he is taught, then he sees a choo choo train go by and drops the ball and runs to look at the train. he is getting there, we are very proud of the way he is still amazed by choo choo trains and firetrucks and sometimes airplanes. Hurts his goals scored stats, but I am sure his college coach will understand with a little explaining when he asks "what happened in 3rd grade?"