tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879628390912638860.post6237131862564097266..comments2023-11-05T00:32:49.656-07:00Comments on Waterblogged: My other sportsarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908348027002076638noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879628390912638860.post-11186320699050846732007-03-05T19:02:00.000-08:002007-03-05T19:02:00.000-08:00Thanks so much for sharing your stories! Love to s...Thanks so much for sharing your stories! Love to see them. It's amazing how deeply sport affects our lives. So much of my sense of self is tied up in what I did athletically throughout my life. It is so nice to be at an age when we can truly do everything for FUN if we wish. I have high hopes that my two young boys do not have to weather undue pressure in sports as they grow up, but I know that is nearly impossible. Hopefully they will have enough self confidence to realize what's it's all about: pleasure.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908348027002076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879628390912638860.post-83737307408022285132007-03-05T17:01:00.000-08:002007-03-05T17:01:00.000-08:00Your question really hit a nerve. I composed a on...Your question really hit a nerve. I composed a one-page diatribe about my life experience in sports. Long story short: my parents made me quit soccer because they didn’t want to drive my siblings and I to different sports. My sister was a star swimmer, and they figured if we all joined swim team, it would cut back on them having to drive us to different practices and meets. I love my parents, but I’m still not ready to thank them for making me do it. <BR/><BR/>I love swimming now. Coming back to it as an adult and doing it because I want to do it is a completely different thing than doing it as a child because my parents made me. My coach was into the negative reinforcement thing, too. I don’t remember getting much help from him, but I figure he knew I really didn’t want to be there anyways, so I’m not sure why he would care. I quit swimming for 12 years, and came back to it at age 27. I’m lucky that I ended up swimming Masters 4 years ago and had coaches who cared about my swimming when I thought I was just there to burn some calories.<BR/>- VirginiaNorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768409618184453957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879628390912638860.post-11599030841862383632007-03-05T09:37:00.000-08:002007-03-05T09:37:00.000-08:00Glad you had fun. I wasn't very athletic as a kid...Glad you had fun. I wasn't very athletic as a kid, and my parents didn't see much purpose beyond in team sports, but got to play IM in college and was so glad I finally learned to like playing as an adult. I loved telling people "I play co-ed hockey" (no need for them to know it's a low level IM game :)<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to get back to soccer (when my kids are old enough to watch and cheer and not run out and/or cry). My husbands soccer experience has some similarities to yours - he too will say he played in college, and he was at one of the top schools with an amazing coach he still raves about, but was pretty much a benchwarmer. What held me back was I never found a truly "non-competitive" team until I found paasl and maasl/maws.Nicole Peltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791466101496995936noreply@blogger.com