Piano vs Basketball

mom2and
Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:17:33 +0000

Is your son still in middle school? He quite piano in 5th grade so that would not show up as an activity he quit. No amount of coaching will get a kid that is destined to be 5’9" on a HS basketball team if the other kids are just as good and over 6’ tall. As you know, the small team size makes basketball one of the toughest sports to be on varsity. But if he wants to play, he should just play.

If he wants to go back to piano he should, on his own terms. No need to tests to show his commitment. Eagle scout and x years of piano, along with perhaps taking a leadership role in some HS clubs is fine. Perhaps he will become a leader somewhere unexpected. There are lots of opportunities in HS.