Best team sport for a shy/introverted child

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wasn’t into physically aggressive sports with balls but enjoyed rowing on a crew team. It’s a lot of physical hard work and a team sport but you aren’t going to get injured by a ball coming at your face or an elbow in your jaw.

True, although catching a crab is not without unexpected dangers.

[Anonymous]

Maybe ultimate frisbee

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fencing tons of weirdos flock to that

Are you 3 years old?

There is a poster that jumps in and calls kids who fence weirdos every time fencing is mentioned. Freaking weirdo that poster…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fencing tons of weirdos flock to that

So mean.

[Anonymous]

Indoor/ winter track and spring/ outdoor track has been great for my introvert.

Shorter distances than cross country, plus there are field events like long jump, high jump, etc.

The teams are really tight, usually pretty big anbd welcoming and have pasta parties and stuff.

[Anonymous]

In our fcps school, winter track tryouts are next Monday - Wednesday. It’s a good time to look into it.

[Anonymous]

Swimming

[Anonymous]

Stay away frPlease stay away from team sports. OP's DD should do golf instead. It is a cool game with mostly nice and wealthy people. Golf is also a lifelong sport.om team

[Anonymous]

I’ll give another perspective. My DD is shy and introverted. She did not enjoy soccer as a young kid either. But she thrived in basketball (in addition to a couple of other sports already mentioned). Even though her disposition was quiet/shy, she became fierce on the court. And basketball is different than lax/soccer/field hockey b/c you are catching the ball and it feels more controlled in the beginning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stay away frPlease stay away from team sports. OP's DD should do golf instead. It is a cool game with mostly nice and wealthy people. Golf is also a lifelong sport.om team

Butt why

[Anonymous]

I’m not sure I’d draw a connection between shyness/introversion (which are themselves two different things) and sports preference?

One of my kids is fairly shy/introverted but LOVES soccer. Brings her completely out of her shell.

[Anonymous]

My son is fairly introverted and has thrived in swim and tennis. Individual sports, but still a team environment. He has made his best friends through these activities.

[Anonymous]

Swim team.

I was surprised at how social and how much mentorship happens in swim team. My under 10 kid was always paired with an older buddy to cheer for her and there are so many social events. It really helped my kid come out of her shell. Plus, getting an objective feedback that her times were getting faster was very motivating.

Tennis is nice too, but if your kid needs a break from balls, nothing beats swimming.

[Anonymous]

Swimming FTW

[Anonymous]

track, speed skating, rock climbing, rowing, martial arts