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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Swim team. Consider diving, as well.[/quote]

Hard no to 5am high school practices.  Good luck convincing a “non athletic” kid to do this [/quote]

I think the people mentioning swim are talking about summer swim team - the fun kind of swim. Not the drudgery of winter swim [/quote]

Swim at our neighborhood pool is the absolute worst for competitive parents and kids. It’s just gross. Even my friends whose kids do it think it’s so over the top and crazily turns into a popularity thing too. Would very much not recommend unless you were sure you had a pool full of very mediocre swimmers.

It sounds like the adults are the biggest problem, which sucks. My husband coaches and if he heard another coach talk to one of their players like that he would have words and report them to the league. So would I! He has a group of sweet mostly non athletes this year and he’s very enthusiastic and encouraging. It can be hard anyway if every game is a blowout. If that’s not happening and your son wants to play with his friends, you could coach or your partner.

Also, while I don’t love the tone of PP, it is true that sometimes what seems like early athleticism is actually a early growth spurt or a lot more exposure than the rest of the peer group. Some kids really are super stars and stay that way but a lot of kids sort of have good years and bad years and figure themselves out. I just want to encourage you not to pigeon hole him as “not athletic” or “bad at sports” when he is still really young. One of my kids in particular freezes up when they can tell they are not doing well- they would really struggle in the environment you described despite being pretty athletic.[/quote]

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