Great counsel on this thread about your son’s willingness to put himself out there and try. Good for him.

My youngest two sons were good basketball players. Fundamentally sound but late blooming physically. The consensus was that they were good enough to be varsity athletes as juniors, but the varsity was loaded with seniors at their positions. They spent the year on the JV team where they had to learn to lead instead of being complementary role players. It proved the best thing for them, and as seniors, they enjoyed perhaps the best year our school has had since we’ve lived there.

Another friend’s son was about as good as them. He played for the biggest and best basketball school in the state. Quit playing basketball as a freshman, not seeing a path forward for him to ever get on the floor. He switched to rugby. He excelled, and that school won what is arguably the equivalent of the national championship with him as a contributing member.

I realize neither story helps your son. My point is that I hope the qualities that have led him to become proficient in 2 sports and willing to put himself out there and try out will carry him on to something great.

Hopefully that happens for him sooner than later. Even if it doesn’t, he’s getting some lifetime skills. My oldest son was not quite a varsity level player at our school’s classification, but he loves basketball and has continued to play. I told him that after high school, a large and growing % of who excels at pickup ball is who keeps playing and who stays in shape. He holds his own these days with guys who were clearly better in high school and still enjoys the game with a lot of years to play ahead of him.