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[quote=Anonymous]Hm. My son is always top grades, travel teams, etc. My daughter is definitely not. She’s middle of the class and not particularly athletic. But she’s fine about it. She sometimes plays soccer at recess (and has been asking to join a rec team, which we will probably do in the fall), reads graphic novels rather than chapter books, and plays with her friends. She’s an excellent friend, funny as anything, and energetic.

Why not try sports where not a lot of kids have been playing for years? There are always beginner tennis clinics, squash, ninja course, gymnastics, beginner dance, fencing, taekwondo, even art classes.

If your kid is 10 and wants to take up soccer, then yeah, he will probably be one of the worst. And if he’s getting bullied about sucking at soccer, that stinks. But I don’t think that’s new, and is really just one of those things kids have to deal with and grow a thicker skin. When I was growing up and didn’t play anything and tried to dabble in major sports (soccer, softball, lacrosse), I got heckled by or even just felt the profound annoyance of my teammates. And that was 40 years ago. It didn’t feel like a new development then. [/quote]

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