We are not a sporty family (I could not play anything if my life depended on it). We had a strict no football rule, but were up for anything else, but did not train, drill, etc. My boys played soccer in elementary school, and little league through 6th grade or so. Both were handfuls, especially S25, who was cut from soccer at age 10. S23 stuck with it longer, then did LAX in middle school (goalie) til about 7th grade, when competition gets more fierce. He flirted with cross country in HS, then that was it. He avoided injury. We would have allowed either to continue with soccer, but were relieved when we were done with LAX.
Both kids did martial arts for 12-15 years, ski/snowboard (with helmets) and S23 is a rock climber.