October 05, 2020 08:46AM
Sometimes you wont know until you try something. I was very fast in school and made varsity track team as a freshman, but
hated practice among other things.

Also, it takes time to get good at some sports. I was a poor soccer player as a young kid in youth soccer, but got better with the soccer team.

Terrible at basketball, but played on several youth and school teams.

Loved tennis and focus most of my energy on that, but that was because I liked it. I was a ranked junior (like SST) and played on a really good HS team and played informally with a lot of college players at UC Davis who wanted me to go out, but at that point I had moved on.

parents are pushing kids too much and to play one sport it is easy to burn out and most kids will never play on a college team.
Have fun, learn some discipline, stay healthy, handle winning and losing and meet new friends.......that's what sports is all about.



RIP Bucky - 7/25/1943 - 1/19/2013
SubjectAuthorViewsPosted

  Middle School Sports.... multi-sports or not?

JamesJM201October 02, 2020 11:46AM

  funny you mention that

21Dog127October 02, 2020 11:54AM

  Wish I had seen that...

JamesJM98October 02, 2020 11:59AM

  Re: Middle School Sports.... multi-sports or not?

waterfield95October 03, 2020 09:52AM

  That's truth....

JamesJM78October 03, 2020 10:01AM

  You hear a lot of stories..

sstrams102October 03, 2020 11:43AM

  In my experience...

JamesJM83October 03, 2020 12:20PM

  I am all for multi sports

ferragamo7998October 05, 2020 08:46AM

  Re: I am all for multi sports

waterfield70October 15, 2020 01:35PM

  I was C/O 1985. All I played was baseball. It used to KILL me to see....

Ramgator93October 07, 2020 05:12AM

  Re: I was C/O 1985. All I played was baseball. It used to KILL me to see....

waterfield86October 07, 2020 08:19AM

  11th and 12th grades were ok. But I HATED 10th grade!!! HATED IT!

Ramgator81October 08, 2020 04:12PM

  multi-sports for kids

LMU93113October 16, 2020 04:04AM

  competitive swim team in 4th grade

ferragamo7982October 16, 2020 05:56PM

  Re: competitive swim team in 4th grade

waterfield79October 16, 2020 09:15PM

  Swim meets

waterfield73October 16, 2020 09:21PM

  Re: multi-sports for kids

PHDram100October 17, 2020 04:16AM

  Re: multi-sports for kids

waterfield79October 17, 2020 08:40AM

  Very short anecdote...

JamesJM80October 17, 2020 09:19AM

  Re: Very short anecdote...

waterfield147October 17, 2020 10:15AM

  Another anecdote...

JamesJM87October 17, 2020 10:36AM