Are you/were you any good at sports

[theslowesthand]

I was rather good at most sports i tried my hand at, esp racket/club/stick ones. My parents got me into a team sport early on, and although i got good at it (played for rep's), i still played it almost like i was the only one in the team (ie rarely passed ball, dindn't communicate with the other players - almost like i was playing a solo sport!). And of course i had trouble then with the "socialising" part, as i still do today. The reason why i gave up my team sport was my general timidity - partly fear of getting injured, and partly due to feeling more & more uncomfortable/self-conscious in front of spectators (am quite a private person, so it mucked with my privacy & true solitary nature). I'm not a "team person", but i did somewhat "enjoy" all those years of playing sports nevertheless.

So, I think sporting ability is independent of SA.
And concerning team sports, i think how much you like/enjoy it probably is related a bit with whether you have SA (can both like the sport, but dislike the team aspect).
Also, i have proven (unfortunately) that even years and years of playing in a team sport does not automatically improve one's confidence/SA/etc (i think it depends on the internal thoughts/dialog one has, in reaction to the things that happen in that context)

 

[SM1010]

I was always pretty big and athletic. I also loved sports. In fact sports were really the only social thing I did outside of school in middle and high school.

I'm sure it helped me avoid teasing/bullying too. I played sports with all the jocks growing up so they all knew me. And when you're as big and athletic as the resident school bullies they tend not start **** with you.

So yah sports helped me a lot through out my youth.

Also, i have proven (unfortunately) that even years and years of playing in a team sport does not automatically improve one's confidence/SA/etc (i think it depends on the internal thoughts/dialog one has, in reaction to the things that happen in that context)

Agreed, but while it didn't really improve my SA it kept it in neutral since sports were really the only social thing I did outside of school. If I had quit playing sports my SA likely would have gotten worse due to less social interaction.