Interactive
The Tryout
You want the spot. Your friend wants the spot. Only one gets it.
You want it. They want it. You both know only one gets it. And you're still friends. For now.
For the child ages 8 to 13 competing against a friend for the same spot, where only one person makes it.
The Name It First Experience
You both tried out. You both want the part. The team spot. The chair in orchestra. The role in the play. And you both know there is only one. In The Tryout, you move through the hours before the announcement, the moment of the result, and the days after — whether you got it or your friend did. What do you do while you are both still waiting? What do you say when the list goes up? What happens to the friendship in the aftermath? Each path leads somewhere different. The output is not a lesson about sportsmanship. It is your Tryout Examination — what you wanted, what happened, and what the friendship cost and held.
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Sample questions
- What do you think the kid in the story is feeling when they really want to make the team — and what if they don't?
- Have you ever really wanted something and not gotten it? What did you do?
- What would YOU do if you tried out for something and didn't make it — try again, do something else, or feel upset for a while first?
- What do you think the difference is between giving up and deciding to try something different?
Research basis
Dweck mindset and competition research / Weiss competitive anxiety in youth sports / Scanlan sport commitment and friendship conflict studies
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