My 13yr old had the chance to move up to A but wanted to stay on B for more pt &

Aug 7, 2024
7:09:33am

GfB I'm not crazy, you're crazy

positional opportunities. Once they hit high school and they've all grown it will get figured out. He hasn't really hit his growth spurt. Great athlete too but better suited for B this year. Good luck.

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My son can't catch a break.

S-rizzle

8/7/24 12:59am

One of my buddies lost a couple million dollars in his early thirties. He was

Big Daddy D

8/7/24 1:22am

Love this story. Thank you

Hawk Talons

8/7/24 1:31am

Reminds me of teddy Roosevelt’s quote about the man in the arena.

Tuskaloosa Cougar

8/7/24 1:47am

… just reading that in Roosevelt’s voice gave me chills

Saxa

8/7/24 4:16am

It's crazy how illiterate and ineloquent today's politicians are comparatively.

Shore10

8/7/24 6:35am

They are unburdened by the past

SJS

8/7/24 6:40am

They used to have a higher bar for speech writers.

Les IsMore

8/7/24 12:52pm

One of the greatest quotes ever.

JoeExotic

8/7/24 6:48am

Had the same exact thought

Lefty24

8/7/24 8:05am

My all time favorite quote! 😉

TheManintheArena

8/7/24 10:25am

In my office as well.

Tuskaloosa Cougar

8/10/24 6:59pm

RE: Reminds me of teddy Roosevelt’s quote about the man in the arena.

longtimeYfan

8/7/24 10:53am

^ this

UnhealthyAddiction

8/7/24 9:01am

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Dat_rmishner

8/7/24 9:17am

Your buddy won the wife lottery. Amazing to have that kind of support!

morningcalmcougar

8/7/24 11:02am

What a wonderful wife!

44C

8/7/24 2:14pm

My daughter got cut from the high school volleyball team tonight. It sucks.

blackandblue

8/7/24 1:34am

But she should be a better person having gone through that

SouthernCoug

8/7/24 8:23am

Adversity sucks but it will be a positive for her in the long run.

Coug98

8/7/24 9:30am

How do you golf on a broken ankle?

cambo

8/7/24 4:05am

Very slowly.

Les IsMore

8/7/24 12:56pm

It’s a good life lesson. My sons tried out all 3 years of HS for basketball, made it to final cuts but not the team.

BYU Grounds

8/7/24 4:18am

Rudy

SolidBlue

8/7/24 4:45am

Watching my kids deal with that kind of thing has been way harder than dealing

gwalker

8/7/24 4:58am

I feel your pain and frustration.

Rob of NV

8/7/24 5:16am

Sounds like he CAN catch a break. /S

WaffleCheese

8/7/24 5:58am

This absolutely sucks. All you can do is help him learn and stay positive

gww687

8/7/24 6:10am

He golfed on a broken ankle? What did he shoot in tryouts that didn’t make it?

RdF3

8/7/24 6:21am

Golf is a Fall sport, Soccer was a Spring. I’m sure he’s a Jr now

palangi

8/7/24 12:30pm

Definitely show up to your kids competitions, performances, activities…

NYC and Japan

8/7/24 6:24am

One thing I've noticed in my experience in both college sports and in career...

Malacis

8/7/24 6:26am

Have him run track or cross country

Canusa

8/7/24 6:34am

That's what my son does

Himni

8/7/24 8:30am

I loved track and field. A lot less pressure

BaseCoug

8/7/24 12:17pm

Try saying that when your son false starts in the state championship race and

drbear

8/8/24 7:54am

It takes time for kids to find their groove.

Shore10

8/7/24 6:37am

It's hard to see your kids deal with that disappointment but hopefully they can

brickwall

8/7/24 6:38am

When it comes to golf, you don’t have to be on a team to improve, and it all

idcougarfan

8/7/24 6:39am

My 8th grade son is upset he didn't make the A team in football

RockyBalboa

8/7/24 7:06am

My 13yr old had the chance to move up to A but wanted to stay on B for more pt &

GfB

8/7/24 7:09am

Tell him to eat constantly and get a lot of sleep. He'll put on weight.

byujacob

8/7/24 7:10am

He has the same metabolism I had as a teenager

RockyBalboa

8/7/24 7:13am

It’s all about playing time

scrambled egg

8/7/24 8:27am

It is tough to tell him, but I would not worry at all.

Cougstreak

8/7/24 8:30am

Parents and players never believe me when I say it, but it DOESN’T matter

TheManintheArena

8/7/24 10:44am

As an "A Team" coach, I agree. There are going to be some physical freaks while

BYUFan82

8/7/24 11:19am

This is absolute gold truth.

CrimsonCardinal

8/7/24 12:23pm

Being on the team that gets him the most game reps is most important for his dev

slatecoug

8/7/24 10:52am

Maybe teach him about taysom hills college career and all of his season ending i

Cougarclaw

8/7/24 7:20am

I didn’t make quite a few teams. If he keeps going he will learn resilience

califcougar

8/7/24 7:22am

Great analogy

Hang10

8/7/24 7:28am

Bummer. I'd say that God has a plan for him and its up to him to figure out what

PabloSanchezz

8/7/24 7:34am

Even NBA all stars don't make the Olympics, most NFL starters don't make the

TJD

8/7/24 7:49am

Look into mountain bike team. As long as he can commit to coming to most

tony

8/7/24 7:55am

Michael Jordan didn’t make his 9th grade team. There are multiple Olympian

CallSign

8/7/24 8:03am

He didn't make the VARSITY as a 9th grader. Neither did anybody else. He instead

CougarScrub

8/7/24 10:57am

Hopefully he is well rounded and has other interests, then just keep trying

SouthernCoug

8/7/24 8:20am

The discipline and determination and vision will serve him well, he's not

niqmadu

8/7/24 8:21am

Maybe push him to go for something that doesn't require talent.

HFF

8/7/24 8:29am

My son was cut 8th & 11th grade. Walked on in college & is now a b-ball trainer

Joel Tilton

8/7/24 8:46am

High school sports and life...

UnhealthyAddiction

8/7/24 9:00am

My son’s experience

caretoomuch

8/7/24 9:09am

Two life long sports that he is good at and will enjoy!

Huck

8/7/24 9:14am

Every kid is different, but love him and the Spirit will guide you as necessary.

Moto2001

8/7/24 9:16am

Dat_rmishner

8/7/24 9:22am

Catching a break is overrated. Adversity is the teacher.

xgbs

8/7/24 10:21am

It's not how many times you get knocked own, but how many times you get back up.

VenomFarmer

8/7/24 10:22am

I've been going through it with my 17 year-old son for a two years

Belboz

8/7/24 10:26am

At the end of 6th grade, my daughter wanted to play basketball and tried out for the "athletics" class for 7th grade.

runningfoo

8/7/24 10:38am

These are tough and great learning experiences!! Hard to witness as a parent

morningcalmcougar

8/7/24 11:14am

I would still call to his attention that soccer is still a realistic goal.

Shore10

8/7/24 11:23am

Thanks to all of you!!

S-rizzle

8/7/24 11:42am

Nothing magic to say that I know of to make it all better, but I feel ya

Czar-castic

8/7/24 11:58am

My daughter was broken hearted when she was cut from the volleyball

Orem58thBall

8/7/24 12:32pm

1. It sucks—no question 2. Lots of good perspective on this thread 3…

cajuncoug

8/7/24 12:43pm

Teach/encourage them to love the game… no matter where it’s played.

Boomcannon

8/7/24 12:45pm

Unpopular opinion perhaps but high school sports politics are real & ****

cdr88

8/7/24 3:32pm

any sports after basic rec league seem to gravitate in this direction

Czar-castic

8/7/24 3:46pm

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