Can a Skinny 10-yo Boy Have Success at Rec Soccer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My skinny boy, age 11, is a very good, happy, competitive soccer player. He plays in rec/house and has been an all star every season.

The skinny guys are often the fastest!

My DH was a collegiate soccer player and could be aptly described as skinny. Don't worry.

what's his height/weight percentile if you don't mind?

the athletic boys i know are all beginning to show some muscles in arms/legs.

Hi! I assume you mean my DS and NOT my DH?

DS, age 11 is 63% height and 25% weight--just had a physical this week.

He was my biggest newborn - 8.8 lbs. at birth, but since toddlerhood his weight has hovered at about 25th%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My skinny boy, age 11, is a very good, happy, competitive soccer player. He plays in rec/house and has been an all star every season.

The skinny guys are often the fastest!

My DH was a collegiate soccer player and could be aptly described as skinny. Don't worry.

what's his height/weight percentile if you don't mind?

the athletic boys i know are all beginning to show some muscles in arms/legs.

Hi! I assume you mean my DS and NOT my DH?

DS, age 11 is 63% height and 25% weight--just had a physical this week.

He was my biggest newborn - 8.8 lbs. at birth, but since toddlerhood his weight has hovered at about 25th%.

My 14 yo plays competitive soccer (region 1 and EDP) and he is 50% in height and 25% weight. Middle school was rough since he plays against kids that have gone through puberty and have man legs.

Make sure you get enough calories in him... Soccer players basically run a 5K every game. So 3 5Ks on a tournament weekend. I feed him like he is a marathon runner.

He is on track to be 6ft but that is a few years ahead of him.

He did martial arts so he is not afraid of being hit by bigger kids.

[Anonymous]

I am a new poster btw, not the one you asked percentiles.