For the first 14 years of my life, I’ve always hated sports and physical activity. Anything involving a ball, I couldn’t stand. The closest thing to a sport that I liked was track, but my track dreams were crushed years ago lol... Anyways, near the end of 8th grade, I discovered my love for soccer. It wasn’t my passion, but I enjoyed playing it. From there I just played soccer for fun with my siblings and nothing more. It wasn’t until starting high school a year ago I realized I wanted to play on an actual team, and what better team to play on than my school’s team? My plan is to try out next year, in my junior year (when I’m 16), but I just don’t know if I should. Just about everyone on the soccer team at my school has been playing soccer since they were toddlers, when I only started trying to “go pro” about a year ago. I just don’t think I’d fit in, or they might see me as a poser or less of them... Not to mention, I’d most likely have to start on the junior varsity team, meaning I’d be the only junior out of a pool of freshmen. Do you think this is a sign that it’s too late for me to take sports seriously and I should just keep soccer as a recreational activity? I really want to put my talent to good use, but at the same time, I fear that I won’t be as good and experienced as the other girls or they’ll just laugh. I’m already seen as “the weird girl” at my school, I don’t need my sad excuse for a reputation ruined any more... I’d like some answers, please.