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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid does two travel sports (all her choice) and she is in great shape because of it. That is the way to get that body type.

Encourage health eating and does she want to get involved in a sport that is less popular at her school? I am thinking XC, track? Family walk around the neighborhood.

Also I worry about this school being a good fit
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Teens who play in sports have all kinds of body types.   You don’t get “that body type” whatever that means. Some softball players are built like Mac trucks.  Some soccer players have thick legs.  Genetics don’t go away because someone plays a sport.  You can get in better shape and a healthy weight but your body type stays the same. [/quote]

Yeah, I don't get why people keep referencing travel sports in the context of what I gather OP is talking about.

Sure, track and distance runners are going to be slim, though of course with probably huge legs/thighs...but they want to have a light frame.

However, you look at the Women's national soccer team, and you see a bunch of what you may call women that are in great shape, but not model thin.  They understand the value of having a solid body type when competing for headers, boxing out other players, etc.

Same for many WNBA players.  Katie Ledecky isn't waif thin.

It's fine to treat sports as a way to lead a healthy lifestyle, with no expectations it will lead to playing in college or beyond.  But it is a huge disservice to the best athletes in the world who actually rarely look like what people are claiming their daughters I guess look like.[/quote]

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