My D played two sports in MS/HS. One she was very good at and one she was OK at. She stayed with the OK one through junior year - captain of JV and leader to younger players - and opted not to play senior fall on varsity (where she likely wouldn’t play much) so she could do college apps/visits, take a heavy class load and work to save money for college. She played the other sport all the way through and started, played a lot, etc.
These were HER choices and I respected them, even though I really enjoyed being a spectator and had been involved in both teams.
In intramural in college and now in a rec league at work, guess which sport she plays? Yes…the one she dropped senior year. Turns out a mediocre varsity player is a fantastic intramural/work league player 