I am far, far from an expert but i can talk from experience. I am 23 now but when i was in second grade, 7 yo I think, I faced some of the same issues that your son has regarding sports. As a result of this almost every day my Dad or grandfather would practice w/me (baseball or basketball, parents never let me play organized football). My grandfather showed me how to do push ups, sit ups, and squats (with no weight), and would take me to the baseball field to practice running the bases. Doing these things helped my speed, strength, balance, and overall athletic ability. Within a couple of years I was making every all star game and traveling all star team that was possible. I went on to be all area basketball in hs and play d3 in college. Good luck with your son and I hope this helps at all. BTW at 5 dips and chin ups are impossible but it may be beneficial for a real young person to do negatives for those two exercises.
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