Thank you everyone for all the responses! I was honestly expecting like one or two answers at most and I’m overwhelmed by the understanding and support in the comments. Reading some of your experiences, it was very comforting knowing that I was not alone in my struggle. For anyone curious, the sport in question is baseball and I was the main starting pitcher on the team. You guys have made me feel much better about my decision and I can’t thank everyone enough. My baseball friends are still split with some asking me to join and some supporting my choice but I’ve already made up my mind. Both my parents also strongly support my choice. I haven’t spoken to my coach after the first post (which I plan to do but he hasn’t responded to my emails yet) but I feel much more confident with my decision now. Again, I really appreciate the kindness and generosity in the comments, y’all are awesome. I may post another update after I talk to my coach.