Team Sports for Petite Girls

[Anonymous]

everything! I topped out at 5 feet and played sports in high school - I knew I wasn't going much further than that and it was okay. Sometimes skill, strength, and knowing the rules help just as much as size. 7 is also young for some sports...let her try lots of things! Golf? Archery? (should be a little older for that ), field hockey? Swimming? Ice skating?

[Anonymous]

Definitely try field hockey when she's old enough. And don't rule out going back to soccer at some point.

[Anonymous]

We know tiny girls who still play very competitive travel soccer at u12. It is a team sport, every kid has a place and unique job on the team... the girls I know that are tiny, do not win the ball ball and dribble through the midfield, but they are amazing forwards, wingers and outside midfielders.

If she loves it, just have her keep playing it!

[Anonymous]

I was actually going to suggest soccer until I read the post. My kid who fluctuates between 1st-10th percentiles for height every year is one of the better players on her team and makes the team when she tries out every year when some of her taller former teammates haven’t. She does like playing striker the most. She also excelled at competitive gymnastics, but yes you do compete individually, and that schedule was pretty grueling after awhile. She did try softball for a season but didn’t really enjoy it, there were a couple short girls but it still involves speed.
I don’t know if you like competitive cheerleading or consider it a sport but my older daughter who is also short loved it. It was like gymnastics but you do everything with your teammates.