I need help with sports tryouts!?

Question

I have soccer tryouts in a few weeks and I KNOW I am not going to make it. I am going to be a sophmore and there are only 6 spots on the team this year. So I have to go up against seniors, juniors, and the new freshman. I am not that great at soccer to begin with. So I pretty much gave up trying to get ready. Except my family pretty much Makes me tryout for these sports. I don't want to try out because I have no hope at all. Please don't say you can do anything, because I will not make this team. It is just the facts, and I am fine with it. But anyway, I don't want to try out anymore, but If i say that to my parents then they will yell at me and so will my brother, who is also trying out and will make it because he is perfect. And by the way, I will just embarase myself like I have at all of the school tryouts. Please help, what should I do?

Answer 1

alright you should start conditioning before tryouts. running long distance every day will help build up your cardio.  also every two days run wind sprints. DON"T CHEAT. set up 2 cones or anything else 20 yards away from each other. sprint back and forth as many times as you can. push yourself until its too hard to go on. walk around taking deep breaths. do some more sprints. it might seem really hard at first but to get yourself in shape you need to really push yourself to pick up speed and to get used to running hard and for a long time. also work on dribbling and ball control and doing throw ins and taking shots.         best of luck

Answer 2

My mum pretty much did the same thing to me when it came to b-ball. I had to play until my sophomore year. the best advice i have, is that you will just have to go through try-outs for what 3 days, and then not make it. Because once parents get something in their head it is hard to argue with them. And since your brother does soccer then i'm sure they compare you with him w/out even meaing to. People forget about try-outs. It will be a null issues once school starts and you can find something that you actually like to do.

Answer 3

If you want to perform better at your try outs try running a mile a day taking every 4th day off to rest and two days off before try outs. Practice your soccer skills.

You may consider finding something that you actually enjoy and taking that on as your extracurricular activity, then maybe your parents will stop pushing you towards soccer. Maybe you like art or music, theater or math, speech or science, robotics or computer animation. There are many clubs or UIL competitions in most schools for things other than sports. I would start exploring the options and get involved in one you actually like.