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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She doesn't need to do a sport. Making her do a sport when she is unathletic and uninterested will only drive down her confidence and morale. She will be surrounded by girls who have played the sport since they were 3-4-5 years old in many cases. It's too late to take up a varsity sport, OP. She may even have to try out for a spot, and won't make the team.

Who is your daughter? What are HER interests, OP? Have you asked her? If this is about something [b]to put on a college application[/b], just stop already. Help your daughter figure out her interests, don't try to force her to be interested. [/quote]

This is OP.  It is not about something to put on a college application.  She is can be a little shy and is not very confident athletically.  However, I would like her to enjoy some sport but need something that would not kill her confidence because she is not the best at it.  She is very smart, gets good grades and loves musical theatre but not all of the schools she has applied to have great or robust theatre programs so I am trying to figure out something else she would enjoy and which would allow her to practice and socialize regularly with a group of girls.[/quote]

Does she need to take a sport for school requirements? As someone who never played sports myself, it really was pretty terrible for me to have to join sports teams in high school - I came from public school where we did gym but at this high school we had to play sports. There was just no way for me to catch up to kids who'd been playing tennis since they were born, or soccer since their dads started coaching them as toddlers. The other kids were nice enough - but I was a drag, being so bad, and it was not a fun experience for me. It was truly embarrassing.

I found my way doing kayaking and hiking and that sort of thing when I got older. But I HATED team sports - and I think having to play them hurt my social life more than helped it, honestly.

Cross country could be ok because at least it's solo - but only if your kid actually wants to run.

Maybe if they have some intramural clubs or JV teams she can join, that might be all right, I guess. Is there anything that interests HER?
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