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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Should we start a thread “why do people continue to sign their kid up for rec team sports when the kid has little to no interest/skill and never improves?”

Wanting your child to get exercise and have a team experience with friends is a valid reason of course but at what age does that not fly? For example: low skill/low interest Lara is on the team with school friends because that’s “fun” but unlike 80-90% of the team she never improves. Those teammates are going to turn on her at some point because unless she brings something else amazing to the team, kids will not tolerate a charity case after a certain age. [/quote]

It's rec, lots of kids aren't very good. My kids like schedules packed with sports, so they do rec when their teams aren't practicing and playing as much in the off season. It's just a fun way for kids of all abilities to play a game [/quote]

No one expects kids to be amazing in rec. DS plays on a couple rec sports teams because that’s what works with his schedule. He is naturally athletic so dropping in and playing rec soccer in the fall and rec basketball in the winter is fine. When he was little it was all about the friend group. Fine.

I’m talking about the 14 year old whose parents continue to sign him up even though he clearly has no interest in the sport and literally still can’t catch a ball. The parents think it’s a way to stay connected with the friend group but in reality the boys now loathe this kid because when he’s on the court it’s an automatic turnover/it’s like playing a man down. If the kid cared or tried or improved ever maybe the boys would be more supportive and patience. But he doesn’t. As a result that’s playing out in social interactions off the court.  I don’t understand why a parent would continue to put their child in this situation—can they not see this dynamic playing out? [/quote]

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