<p>My son is a professional cellist. He played soccer until he started high school. In 8th grade, he decided to pursue cello performance for his career and practicing and school work left no time for sports - his choice. In the summers, he always attended high power music camps and I was surprised to find out that he would play basketball almost every evening. Another summer, the game of choice was soccer. At conservatory, he played on an intramural ultimate frisbee team for 2 years. They can only sit in a practice room for so long and then they need to get out and be active. Son knew that playing sports put his hands a risk. He was careful and he played with other musicians who knew the score. He loved playing. He still plays soccer once a week.</p>