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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The sports with intense youth leagues obviously result in hyper competitive high school teams -- soccer, lacrosse, basketball are the toughest ones.

But there are a decent number of sports that don't start kids out crazy young and a kid with some talent and work ethic can start in MS or even HS and still make the team. Wrestling, cross country, track, rowing.

Ironically, because youth swimming is so insanely competitive and kids start really young, sometimes HS teams aren't too hard because the very serious club swimmers don't always swim on their HS teams. Very location dependent though. But diving is a sport kids often don't take up until MS. It's a good sport for a kid who did gymnastics/tumbling when younger and has great aerial awareness -- that's a skill that translates really easily even if you have no diving experience at all.

[b]Also I have seen more schools doing recreational clubs for certain sports. Rowing and other water sports.[/b] Rock climbing. Yoga. I think this is great as it's still athletic but it's more social and just for fun and fitness. The rowing clubs will sometimes compete against each other so there can still be a competitive element, but it's not intense. A great option for sporty kids who just like being active but are not interested in or simply cannot do the intensity to make teams for certain HS athletics.[/quote]

Rowing is a serious sport in the DMV. Not a recreational club. Some school districts like Arlington partially fund it as a varsity sport, but most of the costs are through fundraising. In Montgomery County, it’s purely a club sport, but no less serious or intense. That said it is typically no cut. So anyone who wants to row can compete for their school. Some schools like Wakefield HS offer summer rowing workshops for junior high age kids.

Fairfax County Public Schools is introducing flag football as a sport next year. Arlington has Ultimate Frisbee as a varsity sport. There are plenty of up and coming no cut sports for scholar athletes of all levels.  
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