People do/did that all the time.
strange how i only heard or thought about it until now
i seem to have missed a lot in my childhood
though i certainly would still pass up the opportunity to do little league baseball or BMX biking for kids
not only do I have no interest in sports + i'm not athletic, but in the words of Leonard Hoffsteader, "as I remember, the rules of Baseball are, 'Get picked last, strike out, cry, and go home'"