What's a good sport for short kids?

[Anonymous]

I'm looking for something for DD who's rather short, 25 percentile.

[Anonymous]

I can help with this! I was always small/short/under percentile until I hit 15. I'm now 5'6 btw.

Anyhoo growing up I was in dance from 3 to 20 - ballet, jazz, modern. I was in cheer from 7-22. I took martial arts from 9-15. I played softball from 6 to 18 (I was my towns star player too).

[Anonymous]

Ice skating, gymnastics, diving.

[Anonymous]

Unless you want DD to be a college athlete, she can probably play any sport.

If you want her to be a college athlete, gymnastics and diving are good choices, dance and cheerleading, too. Dependent on her build/speed/agility, she could be good at field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball.

[Anonymous]

Why not soccer? Other than goalie.

[Anonymous]

soccer and gymnastics

my 5'6 daughter was the shorty for her very competitive softball team

[Anonymous]

Limbo

[Anonymous]

Any sport! Some of the best athletes on my kids teams are the tiniest...they are super fast and agile.

Lacrosse comes to mind immediately.

[Anonymous]

tennis, baseball, gymnastics, swimming. Anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:soccer and gymnastics

my 5'6 daughter was the shorty for her very competitive softball team

Smaller strike zones! Peewee power!

[Anonymous]

jockey

[Anonymous]

Running

[Anonymous]

My sisters and I are all under 5'5" and we all played varsity sports in high school and college. Don't let your daughter's stature deter her from pursuing a sport she loves.

A few suggestions:

sports where short girls can compensate for their height disadvantage with speed and agility: tennis, soccer (think Megan Klingenerg), basketball (point guard)

sports where short girls have an advantage: gymnastics, diving, cross-country

sports where you have to be short: crew -- coxswain!!

[Anonymous]

My DD is short and plays whatever sport she's into. This past year she did track and volleyball.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My sisters and I are all under 5'5" and we all played varsity sports in high school and college. Don't let your daughter's stature deter her from pursuing a sport she loves.

A few suggestions:

sports where short girls can compensate for their height disadvantage with speed and agility: tennis, soccer (think Megan Klingenerg), basketball (point guard)

sports where short girls have an advantage: gymnastics, diving, cross-country

sports where you have to be short: crew -- coxswain!!

+1. I am 5 feet flat and played varsity basketball in high school and was an all-state hurdler- both sports not meant for short girls. Don't worry about finding the right sport for her stature- figure out a sport she loves for the sake of it.