I’m an introvert, but I want to play volleyball next school year?

[Skdkdnfn]

I love playing sports. I was playing volleyball with a friend at school a couple days ago, and we decided that we should join the team next year. I love that idea, but the thought of playing in front of a ton of people scares me. Does anyone have any advice for playing a team sport as an introvert? Because I would love to be more involved with my school.

[SuperTroll]

I think that's more of a shyness issue than introvert. My wife's an introvert but she's a very social introvert. I'm an extrovert. The difference between us is that while she loves to hang out with friends, she gets tired after a couple of hours and wants to go home and relax and read a book or something in the tub. I always stay a bit longer, so we compromise on the duration.

With shyness I think it's good to try to overcome it a bit (it will help everything in the future if you aren't held back by such social fears/anxieties), and you have to confront it if you expect it to go away. I used to be very shy as well, even though I test as quite the extrovert.

[MrTuxedo]

You should really just not care and do what you like!

[jessicarosen]

Go for it. Have fun and try something new.