If your child plays a less "popular" sport, what has the experience been like?
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Anonymous
| If your child plays on a less popular sport like golf, tennis or wrestling team, what has their experience been like? My child is deciding between tennis or playing on the football team. |
Anonymous
| Wut |
Anonymous
| Both tennis and football are really popular/competitive |
Anonymous
| Anyone can be on the soccer team, but only the country club kids do the tennis. |
Anonymous
Not true |
Anonymous
| What aspect are you asking about? My child plays tennis and enjoys it. |
Anonymous
| Well this is a no brainer |
Anonymous
Tennis costs almost as much as golf to be good at. |
Anonymous
Do enough football and you will have no brain, anyway. |
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If he doesn't know how to play a sport already, he can find success in football, wrestling, xc, track without years of prior training.
Golf and tennis he might not make the team - the other kids have been getting private lessons since they were toddlers. |
Anonymous
| He would make V tennis or freshman football. Obviously I think one is the right choice. |
Anonymous
The better tennis teams are packed with kids that have probably spent $10-$20K on tennis before 9th grade. |
Anonymous
Aren't they different seasons? Why can't he do both? |
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Does he prefer the team aspect of playing a sport, i.e. having a big team around him both on and off the field, or is he okay being out there on the court by himself under pressure?
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Wrestling has been really awesome for my sons, who are also golfers. Wrestling teaches so much discipline and it’s been great for them: totally recommend, especially if you have a little or big guy/ teams always need heavyweights and featherweights. Good team bonding in an individual sport.
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