Once, when I was in high school, I told the football coach I wanted to try out for the team. Looking perplexed, he discouraged me and suggested that I go try out for cheerleading instead. Though I was happy on the cheer squad and had thoroughly enjoyed being a cheerleader at my previous school, I've always regretted not trying out for football. The coach meant well and didn't mean anything negative by it, and I could've had more backbone and tried out anyway, but hopefully sharing this will help someone else avoid the kinds of mistakes he and I made.
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