<p>I want to play a sport, but I'm afraid I won't be good enough to play in any of them. Here are the sports offered:</p>
<p>Golf
Tennis
Baseball
Lacrosse
Basketball
Alpine Sking
Nordic Sking</p>
<p>Do you have any past experience with any of these sports?</p>
<p>And don’t be afraid to join any of them! If you never try something new you won’t get very far in life :P</p>
<p>Depends…what year are you in? Are these no-cut sports or do you have to make the team? Do any of these sound enjoyable to you? Are you doing this solely for a college app? Do you think you have any athletic ability?</p>
<p>No cross country or track?? Running is a great sport for people with no experience. With a little hard work, you can improve quickly. </p>
<p>You should try them all to be honest, if you’ve never tried any of them then you don’t know whether or not you’re good/enjoy them. Natural Talent comes out in the weirdest places.</p>
<p>Golf, you do not need past experience at all. </p>
<p>Tennis, Baseball, Lacrosse - possibly. </p>
<p>Basketball you need former experience since the sport is usually very competitive and exposed very early to children and Skiing you would need to experience it obviously or else you would injure yourself in the tryouts. </p>
<p>What about sports outside of school? Rowing, Swimming are some thoughts.</p>
<p>All sports are hard if you want to play well, If you want to be bad, that’s easy.</p>
<p>Depends what your school is good/bad in</p>
<p>Yea track and cross country??? Those are easy to pick up on and stereotypically, the kids aren’t mean jocks that make fun of you to impress their slutty girlfriends.</p>
<p>Just sayin. </p>
<p>What @LordBendtner said pretty much, as well as how many players each team has. If your golf team only has say 4 players and the coach doesn’t take it all to seriously… wahlah. </p>
<p>I know you didn’t mention this on your list, but you should definitely consider running! XC and track are very beginner-friendly. You’ll improve quickly with practice, have a built-in friend group from your teammates, and be in great shape. What’s not to love? 
And I know that can be said about a lot of sports, but running (with the exception of sprints, perhaps) is one of those activities where tenacity trumps natural talent–if you train hard enough, you WILL be someone valuable to the team. And since everyone endures the same practices and competitions, it’s very easy to bond with others regardless of their athletic background. </p>
<p>Okay. Elevator pitch over. Let’s see what we have here:</p>
<p>Golf - Yup, pretty sure you can just walk on. There’s a lot of gear you’ll need and a learning curve, but it’s easy to join.
Tennis - The basics are easy enough to pick up, and how “good” you are just depends on how good your school’s team is.
Baseball - Most people I know who played had a pretty extensive baseball background. Don’t know about this one.
Lacrosse - Again, depends on your school’s team. At a lot of schools lacrosse is relatively new, so you theoretically could, but at places where it’s well-established, it’s tough without prior experience.
Skiing - I have no idea. I’m guessing you need to be a good skier and familiar with different kinds of terrain to do this, though. Are you? </p>
<p>Honestly, I think it depends on what you’re looking to get out of it. Are you hoping to become the #1 player on the team? Something good to put on your college applications? Something straightforward and low-commitment? Something you’ve always wanted to try but never had the chance to? </p>
<p>I think doing a sport is a great way to get involved in high school. Best of luck!</p>
<p>You know you could start a sports club that is not offered as long as you can recruit some coaches.</p>
<p>Swim, cross, roller hockey, tennis.</p>
<p>Baseball is SUPER easy to pick up on. I love baseball. It’s simple: Hit the ball and run the bases.</p>
<p>@tacoperson123 have you ever seen an uncoordinated person try and play baseball? Not talking about the OP, but you do have to have coordination and some athleticism to play baseball. I wouldn’t recommend going straight to a JV/Varsity baseball team, especially if they do cuts, which 99.9% of school baseball teams do. </p>
<p>If it has to be one of these sports, this is a general rule of thumb (based on what I’ve heard through the grapevine, having never actually played any of these sports):</p>
<p>Golf: Usually pretty easy to join; some experience is preferred but at most schools, it’s not as easy to get cut as, say, basketball or football. Equipment can be expensive if you buy new, so look for used items that are still in good condition when possible.</p>
<p>Tennis: Less expensive to join than golf, and the basics aren’t too terribly tricky. Depending on the school, competition for spots on JV/Varsity can either be pretty low or fairly high. Prior experience preferred but less of a necessity than most other sports (I know a kid who’s played JV freshman and sophomore years and he’d never picked up a racket before joining the team, but that’s just my school.).</p>
<p>Baseball: If you aren’t coordinated, this is probably not a good choice. At most schools, cuts happen, so prior experience is almost necessary to get a spot on JV or Varsity. I don’t know costs, but I’m guessing that it’d be around the same level as tennis for equipment.</p>
<p>Lacrosse: As it’s a fairly new sport for most schools and most kids don’t pick up a stick until middle or high school, I doubt it’d be as easy to be cut. That being said, equipment’s rather expensive, so if costs are an issue, look elsewhere. </p>
<p>Basketball: At my school, basketball’s the big sport, so tryouts are intense and cuts are common. Prior experience is usually expected. However, it’s not as expensive as golf or lacrosse.</p>
<p>Alpine/Nordic Skiing: Avoid at all costs, especially if it’s your first time ever skiing (don’t want to hurt yourself during tryouts). No clue on equipment costs, but I’m guessing it’d be sort of expensive.</p>
<p>If I had to guess, your safest three bets are golf, tennis, and lacrosse. </p>
<p>Alternatively, you could look for someone with track/XC/swimming/etc. experience and try to petition for a team to start at your school (I picked those three as those tend to be sports that are more walk-on friendly, but pick a sport that appeals to you).</p>
<p>And sports are a great way to get in shape, even if you don’t go on to play in college.</p>
<p>Best of luck with whatever you end up doing!</p>
<p>At my school for tennis, the guys are nationally pretty well for their age group.</p>