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[quote=Anonymous]High schools are larger these days, and more kids focus on a sport early on (which unintentionally keeps other kids out, as they get older).

There are no-cut sports at many high schools, however. A lot of boys at my kids’ high school do the football-wrestling-track combination. All of those are no-cut, so boys can be part of a team all year. A lot of girls do cross country and/or track, cheerleading is also inclusive and easy to make. There is a path to do some sports in high school for all, at our school- just not necessarily every sport they want

At our school volleyball, basketball and baseball are extremely to make. Soccer and softball vary by the year.

I think the best advice for parents would be to encourage kids to focus on 1 team sport by middle school and 1 individual sport by middle school (swim tennis or golf). If the kids are reasonably willing and interested. That gives two opportunities for team tryouts, and if they don’t make either one, they can opt for no cut sports.

Travel teams in early elementary are not necessary at all. Half the kids will quit before middle school anyway, and none of them have started puberty. Fine to start in 5th-6th grade in almost all cases

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