I am kid who's a sophomore in high school. I am competing to start but the other kid has parents who are boosters. I am not getting a fair shot at the job. He's get 90% of reps since day 1. I am transferring but I am torn. I am sick of the drama and the football situation and my teammates at the school and now I am gonna go to a new school. Quarterback is the hardest position to find a team for. I am very good and train with guys with multiple scholarships who can ball out. I have been training most of my career for QB but only really these last two years i've fell in love with it and become really good. Before I played on bad teams and got my ass kicked or rode the bench so I lack experience. My two biggest strengths are my knowledge and my arm. All coaches say I am the most knowledgeable player they've ever met. I am a slower guy but now I have an elite speed trainer and running a 4.85 from a 5.4 in 2 months. I feel like I either have to sit the bench behind and upper class men or start at a shitty school. Personally, I don't wanna do either so I wanna go to a good program and have them put on defense till they call my name to play QB. because I am too good for JV and I know that. However, my dad is super against it and I kind of see why. I don't wanna waste my talent and hard work for QB but I feel like I would be doing the same sitting the bench or playing JV. To be honest, I just wanna play varsity, go d1, maybe play another sport casually and enjoy life. Right now i'm just stressed, have people stabbing me in the back on the team and school gossip, and overtraining. If you were me, what would you do?
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Intrepid_Place53900 1 4y ago
You are learning there's politics and favoritism everywhere.
But, you are a sophomore, what is the other kid, a Junior? Expect that upperclassmen will get favoritism. That's normal, they earned it and unless you are a LOT better than them, they'll play.
Have a heart to heart with your position coach, don't go right the head coach and ask about whether you are going to play. Does he consider you better than your competition that you are playing? Will he say, sit tight, you'll play next year? He may just give you a pep talk and no commitments. But, either way it will give you direction.
You only have 2 seasons, Junior is probably the most important as you know. So, what are your options? Where could you play?
Is it your passion? Do you love it?
How's your grades? 99.9% chance you aren't going pro, what's your backup plan?
Related to that, what do you think you'd major in , at college? Could you even play D1 football and handle the major you want? I couldn't, so I went to school for school. Did I waste my time? no, I had fun in highschool, with the team in general.
Sounds like you aren't playing, but you aren't having fun with your teammates either. That's not good. Did this start when they knew you are looking at jumping ship? That can happen, they don't see you as a team player a teammate anymore. They may disagree with you view that you are better and getting disrespected or the other guy is more popular,etc so they are just taking his side,etc.
What would I do?
Questions:
1) is football your thing, do you love it? 2) can you and do you want to play in D1 college and can handle it with the major you want to study? 3) Don't you want some relationships fun in high school? Are you getting that?
I was ready to walk away from the same type of situation twice. I had a hear to heart with the coach. In one sport, He compromised and it worked out. In the other sport, I knew it was political/favoritism, he made it 100% clear nothing was going to happen (that year). I was a Junior, so I decided to deal with it and knew I wasn't going to go D1 but knew I was going to school for school anyway.
So, can't really answer this question for you, just giving you some real life situations.
johnjim424 4y ago
1) Yes. It's all I do. I need a social life but right now besides my family, football is all i live for. This would be another reason to transfer. Everybody is a prick 2) I would say business or finance and I feel I have the work ethic and knowledge to go d1. 3) Yes but I don't like anybody. They're so childish and the girls maybe cute but mix signal tf out of me. And I have guys on my team ruining relationships I start with girls
There was always a problem though with my classmates and teammates and i've kept my mouth shut about transferring. They would always not wanna train or hang out then hang without me and talk shit behind my back. I already talked to the coach. He just spewed lies to keep me on the team because the guy in front of me is a running qb who can get hurt and they have nobody to back him up besides me. I also am just too good to be driving 45 minutes everyday for practice to be the #2 guy. I can be the #2 anywhere.
Intrepid_Place53900 1 4y ago
ok, transfer may solve your QB situation, (may). Don't count on it solving the social part. Are you too mature for your age and kids are down on you? Guys , teammates going after girl you are with? That's ass, in my day no one would respect a guy trying to go after a teammates girl. That guy would be put down by everyone.
Girls, it's HS, they are social sluts looking for social media fame. Use them, have fun with them, that's about it. If you find one worth having a relationship with at this age, miracle. But at your age, just have fun.
Sounds like a very clicky scene. You can change the location. It's up to you maybe to change the social aspect, keep that in mind.
johnjim424 4y ago
I have always been around clicky communities but this one is pretty bad. And I don't really relate to any kids my age to be honest. They're so stupid and immature and just wanna play video games. And Yeah everyone went to middle school together. The thing is the guys don't even try to steal the girls they just talk shit about me so the girls don't wanna hang out with me. I know none of the girls are worth going exclusive with because they're all attention whores but some are fun to be around.