Daughter had a choice. #3 singles and occasional doubles on varsity, or #1 singles on JV. She worked terribly hard and … well, pick your metaphor to say "a lot harder than most kids seemed to work". I would have pushed her to go varsity and face the fact that she would lose a few, if not most matches. Call it character building.
Her decision surprised me. She picked JV. And now she is the team captain. Which means she is working twice as hard as she would have if she were on varsity. Now she has a group of peers to help achieve a goal of a winning season.
This compromise is one I am happy to make.
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