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[quote=Anonymous]Depends on your high school and what your kid is good at.  You may (and it is just a guess) be at a point where the kids are settling into one or maybe two sports -- and that may not include your kid.

There are sports that really "start" in high school though, but it depends on your kid, and, of course, what sports are offered at your kid's school.  As an example, kids who play middle school soccer may well have no chance of ever making a varsity team at particular schools because the kids who play club soccer are not playing middle school soccer.  When those kids show up for tryouts they get picked.  That is NOT the case for many high school sports though, but it is the case for some mainstream sports like soccer, baseball, and basketball.

Football is still a sport where pretty much anyone can make the team.  They may not play, but they will be on the team if they show up for tryouts and practices.  Track and field, Cross-country, swimming, wrestling are others.  Look at your high school.  Participation by kids who are interested in the sport is always a good thing -- even if they are not particularly good as freshman or sophomores.  Remind your kid that if he tries a new sport there are almost certainly going to be some kids who are good off the bat, but there will be lots who will struggle for a couple of years.  Can he still have fun doing the workouts and practices while he gets bigger and better?

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