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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son stopped playing sports at school once he hit 9th grade because while he loved his sport, he was a middle of the pack player and got nothing but grief.

He has other passions and interests so it's not as if quitting his sport left him with nothing else at school but trash talk culture is a bummer. Because NONE OF THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO THE NFL/NBA/MLB. None. [/quote]

20 years from now, 99.999% of them will be playing in beer leagues.  Heck, statistically 70% of them will quit by high school.  The trash talk and posturing is so weird.

My DS is in the same boat.  Athletically he’s middle of the pack, good skills but not especially aggressive or self-confident.  The A team kids in his grade make fun of his hair, call him a nerd, and constantly roast him.  He can beat them 1 on 1 at recess, even when they blatantly cheat, but at tryouts they all gang up and never pass the ball to him.  We ended up dropping down to rec because the local club/travel teams were full of the same toxic behavior.  The extra expense wasn’t worth the constant hits on his self-esteem.  He has a lot more fun playing with kids who aren’t out to prove something.

His worst bully ended up also making the B team this year.  After they played together for a season (and lost every single game, lol) the bully calmed down a lot and was nicer to DS.  Hopefully they’ll all settle down once they realize they’re not That Guy.
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A lot of very successful men were athletes. I’m not saying they played professional or even college sports but they were all athletic.

DH played sports. He wasn’t a recruit or anything but he played varsity high school. He enjoys playing and watching sports. His brother was valedictorian of his high school, not into sports, does t like to watch sports.[b] He seems to struggle more socially and professionally[/b].[/quote]

You seem to understand all about your BIL.  :roll: 
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All I’m saying is my BIL never got along with the jocks and it hurts him professionally. DH isn’t the best golfer but he likes to socialize. He goes to Super Bowl or baseball or basketball games. BIL just isn’t interested and never has been interested in sports.

I have friends with boys not good at sports. They say their boys struggle socially. My boys have always liked and played sports. They have always had friends and don’t struggle socially. [/quote]

What is your point here? Are you just so relieved that things worked out for your boys that you came here to low-key gloat? There are many boys who are athletic and good at sports, and they struggle socially for whatever reason, including that boys often like to take the best players down a peg. You seem very weird, OP, coming here to compare your kids to others and your DH to your BIL. [/quote]

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