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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know you said he isn’t athletic, but could you require him to choose a school sport next year- if there are any that are no-cut? Cross country or track maybe? Usually those kids are pretty nice, and many are not traditionally athletic  (the meaner boys tend to play football, basketball etc IME, so won’t be around…). Or try a less popular sport out, if there is one?

Because that would mean a lot of time spent together with the same kids- easier to make friends. [/quote]

If he’s not athletic why sports?  There are plenty of activities where you spend time with the same kids and get to know them.   It’s a matter of finding the right one.  [/quote]

DP.  But I agree about him finding a sport.  He should.  There are so many benefits to physically challenging yourself, that are mental too.  Plus you bond with others while doing a sport in a different way; through winning, through losing, through seeing a teammate make huge gains and cheering them on, through watching a teammate make a huge mistake or take a big loss and helping them move past it, through the collective physical suffering of giving a game every ounce of effort, so many ways to build human connections with sports.  You cannot replicate this with theatre or video games, etc.  Now non-sport groups have social benefits as well, but they are different.  I do think you miss out on important development and relationship building if you skip sports. [/quote]

This is kinda crap but not worth pointing out in detail.

Depends on the sport and the activity.  Some sports don’t really lead to much team bonding and lots of activities lead to many human connections and development.[/quote]

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