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[quote=Anonymous]There's two things you have to think about:

(1) the culture around that sport *at your specific school*; and

(2) what you are willing to do/accept in order to keep your involvement more relaxed and less intense.

If the tennis team at your kid's high school is intensely competitive, it will be hard to do it in a more relaxed way. But if it's not, it might be kind of chill. Same with pretty much any sport -- there are high schools with mediocre soccer and basketball teams or in areas where those sports are not as focused on, and even those sports can be less intense there. So if you don't want an intense sport, don't pick one that is known to be highly competitive at the school your kid will attend.

Same with non-school sports like gymnastics. Some gyms are insanely competitive with Olympic aspirations for their competition teams; others are more recreational and just about teaching skills and having fun at meets. Do your research.

You can also do certain sports in different ways. Some kids never swim club but do summer swim team into high school. If the league isn't super intense and your kid doesn't mind not winning, it's a fun way to hang out with friends at the pool all summer while getting exercise.

IME, more individual sports can be the easiest to control in terms of commitment level.Cross country is a school sport where it's not too hard to be a middling runner and still make the team and get something out of it (assuming kid likes it).

And then there are the athletic activities that are not competitive. Rock climbing, yoga, aerial arts, non-competitive dance classes. All great, stuff they can do into adulthood, and a way to make friends or discover a real passion.[/quote]

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