re: Son might not make a team.

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Michael Jordan got cut from his JV high school bb team.

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Jordan was not cut from the JV team, he didn’t make varsity as a sophomore and had to play on the JV team instead. He was also only 5’10 at the time.

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Michael Jordan got cut from his JV high school bb team.

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I led with this when my son didn’t make a HS team he tried out for. I told him that he can take it two ways.

Door number 1 is to quit and accept that his playing days for that sport are over and concentrate on something else. With this route comes potential regret, but could also be a door opening he didn’t anticipate.

Door number 2 is to use it as fuel and spend the next year working his butt off and try again next year. With this door comes the risk of not making it again.

Then I told him the decision was his, and that I’d support him in whatever he chose. He chose door number 1. He switched his focus from baseball to basketball and is now starting shooting guard on a varsity 5A team as a sophomore. God was pointing him in the direction he needed to go and he followed.