<p>If sports are what you like to do, then do them. Your ECs should be what you enjoy, not what your father thinks will look pretty on a college application. Your application will be stronger with ECs you enjoy, because those are the ones that end up looking best (it’s usually rather evident when you actually care about something).</p>
<p>Your father is wrong both to try to determine your ECs for you and in his conviction that his suggestions will improve your chances of admissions.</p>