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[quote=Anonymous]Climbing and gymnastics can be competitive, and in any solo athletic activity you can compete against yourself trying to beat your time or complete a more difficult trick or course.

Are you not happy with her not participating in a competitive sport, or is she asking for that? I wonder if more for the competition aspect or for the team aspect. Asking because there are other ways to have competitive or team experiences besides sports, e.g, academic competitions, tabletop gaming clubs, Scout troop, robotics team.

I think suggesting tennis or fencing might be good. Both are more energetic than golf, and field hockey is probably going to be a no if she didn't like lacrosse or soccer.

Some other thoughts:
Girls on the Run
circus arts
volleyball
basketball

What might be helpful is to look at what your local parks & rec, YMCA, or school clubs offer starting at age 9 or 10. Then she'll be more likely to find herself among other kids who aren't good at the sport yet either, as opposed to say swim team or soccer where kids may have been participating since they were 5.

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