8th grade sports sterotypes?
469363
my school has the same thing. you see they gay sports are the ones that guys ususally dont pplay a lot, so they call it gay. and the straight ones are the ones that most people watch on TV and the ones that most people play... ♥
904368
Yeah...the reason?  They have all been to PE in middle school, think about it!!
364052
I started playing a little bit around fifth grade, but this year I'm taking the class in high school and I'm on the school team. It's really fun and rewarding... Ever since I started playing more this year, I've gotten a lot more excercise and made a lot more friends! I especially like how it's not a contact sport. And you can play singles or doubles. I like doubles, but only if I like my doubles partner :)
1039495
high school kids are very immature
1118974
Every school district has rules for those types of situations. Some public schools allow home schooled or private school students to participate in sports teams. I would talk to your school counselor to see if your district has something in place or what you could do to initiate something.
900606
Sometimes nothing, its just that some people call them by different names.  HOWEVER sometimes middle school would be grades 6 & 7 and Junior high would be grades 8 & 9.  Hope this helps.
1109302
if you love this sport as much as you say i would stick with it. All the sports teams out there have to have practices like this. They work hard durring the summer to be ready for the season. My brothers play High School football and i see what they go through. some quite but they are the ones that shouldn't have went out after middle school..... just look at the big picture and follow your heart.
524246
12 pro\n20 minute halves college\n8 high school
928491
If you even have to ask such a question, something is wrong... I suspect your opinion of your skills, size, or ability level is inflated\n...I coached high school ball for 8 yrs, and more than once I cut bigger, more talented players in favor of smaller, less skilled kids who ALWAYS tried hard...kids who always try hard are winners on and off the court
862699
I don't know that the high schools do it to have better teams (in Texas or anywhere else).  But it definitely happens on an individual basis that the parent(s) hold back their kids (even though NOT academically necessary) so they will have a competitive advantage when it comes to sports.
1077678
First and foremost, don't push (I think you've gotten that message already). Let them find the sport (s) that they're interested in and you become just as interested, enroll them (and yourself in some cases like golf) in lessons and/or camps. Don't have unrealistic expectations, just because they like baseball doesn't mean they'll be the next superstar. Learn as much as you can about the game and surround yourself at the games/matches with other parents/coaches who know it well and pass on information.\nFinally, no matter what sport it is, encourage them to always try their best and have a good attitude. Coaches will almost always play the good player with a great attitude over the jerk who has all the talent.
84423
Try persuading the ones in charge of your sports to allow girls to play "boy sports". If that fails, go to another school.
533987
I have coached 7 and 8 yr olds also....Fundamentals of the game is one of the most important things, along with sportsmanship and all that. Kids that age are VERY impressionable so let them see awesome sportsmanship from you and also play softball with them...That shows them that they can do what an adult can do. It helps. trust me
1021450
Prepare, Act and play like champions.....\n\nThe parents should be reminded that their behavior should match that of the players.... be respectful
805230
Well, i am a Varisty Cross country captain as well as a point guard for the Varisty Basketball Team, and one of the fastest runners on Varsity track\nI also do Math team Diversity Club and i am an executive officer on the student council at my high school\nMy high school is an elite school who is very focused on academics as well as athletics. My GPA is a 3.9 so i dont think that sports should bring down grades. True atheltesare focused enough to handle these things. This is also true for many athletes in my school (mostly the best on the team and most dedicated). i am very busy but i work very hard. The strerotypes arent true its jsut people who think their focused adn dedicated arent. Everyone inckuding myself has things they can imporve on
925525
13 plyrs/tm is probably too many. you wouldnt get enough teams to have a decent league, unless your school is massive or soccer-crazed. i would suggest play 5 v 5 or 6 v 6 games. this way each team would only require 6-8 players and you'd probably get mor e interest.
790445
I was on my school's varsity team and got player of the year. You would think that I was cocky but I am completely the opposite.  I am always humble and polite. You would think that I was surrounded by girls but I was one of the shyest people at the school. I even wondered how some of the "nerds" were getting girls and I wasn't getting any.  Just remember that just because losers call us cocky bastards and we call losers losers doesn't mean that you guys are losers and were're cocky bastards. We're all the same. We just focused on two different things.