If your child plays a less "popular" sport, what has the experience been like?

[Anonymous]

A martial art is a practical life skill which can be pursued for a lifetime with no team required.

[Anonymous]

My DS (9) plays tennis. There is a lot of pent up demand for kids tennis in this area, so the main problem is there are very few places to play indoors so that you can play year round without having to worry about the weather or the fact that it gets dark super early after school. I wouldn’t want my kid out playing in this weather, or when it’s pouring down rain, and we won’t see 6 PM or later sunsets to allow for playing after school and after parents get home from work until early March when DST starts. The summer tennis camps also fill up pretty quickly.