Sport v Instrument

BooBooBear
Mon, 15 May 2017 11:52:44 +0000

Remember there are “school” activities and activities. My older son plays two varsity sports at a high level plus has a garage band they have kept up for years (he has played guitar since age 9 and also plays bass). He could never fit in “school band” because the organized schedule of practices as well as the course slot commitment would conflict with sports, but he is able to play music by doing so outside of school. Likewise, I know of kids who are in music at school but are high-level Taekwondo or snowboarding (one kid at a VERY high level) outside of school, because traditional school sports either did not interest them or would not fit. There are other examples–Scouting, for instance, which is completely outside of school in most places.