Should I try out for the basketball team?

Question

I'm 5'11, 15 years old and in the 10th grade. I tried out for it in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade and never made it. And I cant tell you the last time I even picked up a basketball. I never play it. But, It keeps buggin me. I feel like i'll get more girls and have more friends if I do it. I mean, I wanna try out and I want to make the team, but I dont want to be told that I didnt make the team a 4th time. I know I should believe in myself no matter what, but it's hard when you've been rejected that much. So, I just wanted to know do you think I should try out again, or just find something else to do?

Answer 1

give it another try, but i can tell you dont want it enough to practice every day, so dont expect to make it.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yeah man, you should definitely tryout; if you don't, I can bet you'll feel bad about not doing it.
- If you do tryout and don't make it, at least you can know you tried your hardest (and you better try your hardest, or you're cheating yourself).
- If you don't tryout, you automatically don't make it, and then you'll never know if you could've made it in the first place.
- And then the third alternative: You go to conditioning or tryouts, whatever they're doing right now, and just bust it as hard as you can. The coaches will know how hard you want to be play, and it'll give you a better chance of making the team. I don't know anything about your skills, but just working that much harder than everyone else shows what you're willing to do to make things happen and what you're capable of.

So if you tryout, there is a +- or ++ result. If you don't tryout at all, it's a double negative.

I can tell you a lot of this from experience:

7th grade - I went to one or two days of conditioning and quit. Well, honestly, I don't regret that decision because I got to play in a great rec league where I played a lot more than I would've if I had made the school team.

8th grade - I went to conditioning and tryouts and didn't make the team. Once again it wasn't that bad, because I got to play in the better (meaning more fun) rec league. And we went 11-0 for the season and won the championship. But honestly, we were better than the school team. The school coach just picks favorites anyway, so eigth grade it wasn't "that" bad.

9th grade, high school - I went to two days of weightlifting. After the first day I could barely walk, because I had never worked so hard in my life. The second day was more like a conditioning day, and it was hard. And I heard that conditioning was harder, and tryouts were harder than that. My decision; I would quit. So I quit after two days of weightlifting, and went an entire year without playing basketball on a team. And missed an entire year of high school coaching. And on top of that everyone on the basketball team knew that I quit. And (yes, I said "and" like four times in a row) I would've been on the freshman team automatically because we only had eight players. So that was a dumb decision.

10th grade - This year I tried a different apporach. I went to every single non-mandatory weightlifting and every single mandatory conditioning. I know for a fact that I was the only one on any of the teams to do it. And it feels a lot better than going to two days and then quitting. I feel like I really accomplished something this year. I'm definitely not the best basketball player, but I know I worked harder than most of the other guys out there by going to every single workout. I don't know if I made it yet, but I'll find out tomorrow. Honestly, I think I'll make it, and one of the reasons is because I worked so hard at the workouts, and I went to every one.

So go ahead and tryout, and even if you don't make it, you'll know you accomplished something (which apparently you've done before as well) by making it through high school basketball conditioning/tryouts. And if anyone gives you crap about not making it (if you don't), just be like, "Hey, I went through the same stuff they did, you didn't, so just be quiet."


But now to the rest of the stuff. Why do you never play basketball? If you want to make the team, you have to practice, practice, and practice. It's not about making the team just to get girls. It should be about love for the game. It should be about wanting to be the best everytime you step out on that court, and knowing that you can beat anyone. Sure, you'll make friends too, and it's great, and you'll probably find that some more girls like you (not speaking from experience, and I don't know how well it would work if you go to a small school), but those shouldn't be the only reasons you want to make the team.

I don't know how much you like basketball, but if you really and truly love the game, you'll tryout. Trust me, and just do it. And if you really love the game, you'll start shooting hoops and practicing, doing all kinds of drills; all it does is make you better, and that's all you should want to do. Imagine being able to hit any shot you want, getting yourself open at any time, driving the lane and getting the job done whenever your team needs you, or making that perfect pass that gets someone else the shot your team needs. Your team wins because you put in the hard work to make yourself better, giving your entire team the edge because they have someone who just wants to win and be the best they can be.

If you question any of what I said, just check out this video of Michael Jordan. It'll make you want to get up right now and go shoot, drive, rebound, lift weights, work on any part of your game. Trust me, it gets my adrenaline pumpin' like crazy. Here's the link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8686144791519842053&q=michael+jordan

Good luck man.

Answer 4

If you're doing it for girls, try something else. Do something new and meet more people. Try for a more social activity like bowling or pool.

Answer 5

i woud, just so even if you dont make the team, at least you will know. Instead of wondering th rest of your life, what if i had tried out...

Answer 6

give it another try.