My son is 8 and has been playing baseball since he was 3 but he has no motivation for the sport and is still pretty bad at it. All he wants is to play video games which is why I don't want to take him out of baseball. When we go practice he is just literally out on the field staring out into space. When I try and give him advice on the game he says I'm picking on him or being mean which makes me angry because I'm only trying to help him. He is a husky kid at 92lbs so he is a bit slower than the rest. My husband has all but given up on him and sports but I don't want to because I want him to have the physical benefits and the social skills of working with team mates. We have tried him in Baseball, basketball, soccer, and karate he hated them all he just wants to play minecraft. How can I get him motivated? If I take away the Xbox it is WWIII.
Added (1). He has no other interests outside of video games. It is a fight to get him to go outside. We have a pool and we have to negotiate to get him in it 30 mins in the pool then 30 mins of video games. Also it is hard to explain but he is not fat he is just solid that's why I say "husky." My husband is completely against football he thinks it is dangerous, obviously he has never been hit with a baseball bat. Sports is not a "chore" he can't sit on the couch all day just because that is what he enjoys.