Basketball?

K. i love to play basketball but see i just came to a public school last year and ive played for christian schools and when i go to the practices here..theyre different.


and also. im not sure if i should really play because everyone thats on the team has either gone to this school and played before and has a "hook" on the coaches or has been to basketball camps either that both.


so what should i do?


play with a bunch of girls that dont know me,get frustrated with me because im not as great as them


or just wait for the spring for softball?|||You should play. Every basketball coach runs diffrent practice drills. So every school practice will be diffrent from each other. As far as the the other players having a "hook" on the coach and getting frustrated with you. You just need to "stand out" from the crowd. You can do that in practice by working harder, getting after every loose ball, be coachable, and don't let the other girls intimidate you. Stand your ground! After every practice and game ask yourself what you can do to get better and challenge yourself to get better. Good Luck!|||Sorry to hear about your situation. I kinda know what it feels like as Ive been in a similar position when changing sports clubs. New (and in your case it seems) slightly hostile environments dont really make you feel like you want to hang around, but I say stick with it. If you love playing ball then play ball. Don't let the other ppl on the team put you down just because you may not have the same degree of skill. Approach it as a good opportunity for you to mentally strengthen and to play with %26amp; against better opposition. You only get better when you're put to the test right? If you put in the effort and ppl can see you're trying they should ease up and be supportive. It can be hard but just take their immature crap with a grain of salt. If you can see the light side of a situation and smile (and most of all have fun!!) then you're that much easier to know and get along with. Though it doesnt mean sit there and take abuse! They're your teammates for christs sake! If they're so high %26amp; mighty as to make you feel like crap when your playing with them they should be on the lookout for a wakeup call, no doubt there are people playing ball in the very same neighbourhood or city that will put them to shame.


Keep your head up and play. Dont take a backward step for ppl trying to give you crap for doing something you like and doing it with 100% effort. If your confronted with a hard situation like this seek out people to have a talk to, there will always be ppl that can see the situation for what it is and be supportive of you i.e parents, coaches, other players.





JUST HAVE FUN! Put it in perspective. You're out there to have (competitive) fun in a game, so just do your best, win and lose with a smile and just let all the nasty stuff float on by!


Amazing what a positive attitude (and in my case hindsight) can do for you : )


Good luck!|||Im not going to write my life story like the guy above but you just gotta man up and stick with it, your going to be presented with difficult situations all your life, you cant always run away.|||I think you should try it out. Try to adapt to the new practices and girls. If you love to play it it'll work out, because it's fate. You just need to try hard and do your best, and if that doesn't work out, so be it. Wait for the spring! good luck|||if ur nice you'll at least make the team. most people except ballers. you might make friends. Just dont talk crap and be nice and cool and you'll be excepted.