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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone ever dealt with this? Advice please.

DS is amazing at swimming but gets defiant about swimming anymore. I think his tween friends are pressuring him about it because it's not a "cool" sport. On the other hand he plays in a very casual neighborhood basketball league and he loves it. He appears advanced at basketball in this league but only because it's so casual and full of kids who do not take it seriously. Were this a basketball league at the level of his swimming activities, he wouldn't make a team. Now he has delusions about basketball because he thinks he's so good at it and it's a "cooler" sport.[/quote]

Did you confirm with your son that he wants to quit because "his friends are pressuring him". It could just be that your son doesnt want to let you down so he is using his friend's pressure to quit as an excuse.

also - how tall are you and your husband? if you arent over 5'6 and husband over 6'0, your son has zero chance to advance to D1 swimming (or basketball). And those are bare minimum heights.  At that point, just play sports for fun. He will likely find a new sport that he can play D1 in highschool - and that sport will suit his body type better.[/quote]

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