I'm not playing sports, help?

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Matt

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I'm just starting at a new high school, and I wanted to play freshman football. I tried out, and got cut, along with 50 other kids. I was shocked; I thought I was definitely going to make it, I've always been a strong football player. I made at least 25 touchdowns on my 8th grade team and around 10 picks, 4 of which were returned for touchdowns. I have almost NEVER dropped the ball for a pass, I juke really well, my 40 yard dash is 4.8 seconds, and I'm a pretty good tackler. The only problem is that I weigh only 127 pounds, and I'm pretty short (around 5-foot-7 or 8). So I got cut from the freshman football team, and I'm lousy at basketball mainly because I can't shoot well, if I could shoot I would be good but I can't, so I can't play basketball in high school. I'm pretty good at soccer and baseball, but I hate playing them, it's really boring for me, and I wouldn't want to waste my time practicing sports that I don't like when I should be spending the time doing homework. My strongest sports have always been football and boxing, but boxing isn't offered at my school and I'm not allowed to do out-of-school sports for reasons I don't want to go into. So I'm stuck doing NO SPORTS at my school, and this pretty much depressed me. My older brother has always been a terrific athlete, and my dad has always been impressed with his high school sports moments. He has framed pictures of my older brother all around the house of interceptions, touchdowns, great baskets in basketball, and plenty other good sport pictures of him. The biggest problem about me not playing sports is living up to my dad's expectations. Whenever my dad's friend comes up to me and asks if I'm playing sports in high school, I have to say, "Nah, I'm taking it easy for my freshman year." and they always look at me with a weird face, because they remember my brother, and how good he was at sports. I can also tell when I say this, that my dad is embarrassed in front of his friends that I'm playing no sports. All of my classes in school are Honors classes except for theology. I have around 5 and a half hours of homework each night, and I'm getting bad grades in two of them. I've asked if I could drop out of some, but they won't let me, so I spend my nights doing homework and that's ALL. I'm almost at the point of depression right now, because I'm still trying to make friends at the new school, but all the kids in my classes are nerds so I can't make friends with them. The only cool kids who I like are playing sports, and most of them are black or samoan, besides a few white kids who are 6-foot-8. I'm being overwhelmed at my new school. The no-sports thing is really making me dissapointed in myself. At all of the sports games, I'm going to have to go by myself and cheer for my friends. They're always talking about their football games and who did what, and I can't say anything because I'm not on the team. I looked at the football rosters and EVERY SINGLE guy weighed more than me. I know that if I weighed more I could make the team, but I don't want to get fat or anything because I'm eating too much. I'm working out, and I'm getting more muscle, but my weight seems to stay the same. I'm thinking about maybe changing high schools for my sophomore year, I want to change to the high school that my brother went to, because I know that I will be able to make the team there because they cut less people. But for this year, I'm stuck playing no sports, and that makes me depressed. It's not like my dad is angry at me, he's realy supportive and doesn't talk about the no-sports thing, but I can tell he's dissapointed. The same thing goes with my brother - he is an awesome and nice big brother, but I can tell he's dissapointed in me. Also, doing sports is one of the only ways to meet girls at my school, because we're an all-guys school. Pretty much, I'm fucked for this year - I've never felt this sad before, I've always been a happy guy with lots of friends and good at sports. But now the only times I have fun is when I'm with my old friends from middle school. What should I do about the no-sports thing, and the fact that I can't really make friends because none of the guys I like are in any of my classes? Thanks.
 
umm I read half of it and seems like you just need to work out as much as you can. Run, Lift weights, bike, etc. you could do that after school if your school has a weight room or exercise room. Does your school have track?

A lot of kids do track and its easy to make varsity if your fast. You seem to be a pretty light weight for your height and pretty athletic so i'd give track a shot.

Swimming might be a good thing for you too. or maybe wrestling I know at my school its easy for a light weight freshman to make varsity wrestling because most soph. jrs. and sr. are all heavier and cant make the lightweight class.

If you really want to switch to your bros high school go for it. You might even have an easier time there since most of the teachers and coaches knew your bro. They even pay special attention to you and when you play the same sport as a sibling. its a lot easier for you to make JV or Varsity if they know your brother. Its all up to you just try your hardest and keep up academically too if sports don't work out you could still get into a good college and with your grades.
 
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