With the seasons changing comes new sports that brings the battle between club sports and school sports to every athlete’s mind.

Club and school sports are becoming intertwined; to the point that in order to play high school sports, athletes need to play club. The history of the coach can influence the decisions of determining a team, which creates a whole world of club and school politics. Not all school coaches come from a background of club coaching, but the ones that do have the potential to be less open minded when it comes to selecting the varsity team.

As a former student athlete myself, it is a challenge to decide whether to take the risk of trying to make a school team, or have the safety net of the club team.

Just playing a sport, whether at club or school, will give you the opportunity to build your skills as well as hopefully move up to the next level. If you love the sport you are playing, it should not matter where you play it.