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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really it’s skills that matter most.  Commitment also matters.  But to the extent you believe it’s size that is the deciding factor, kids have their growth spurts at different ages in their teens so it will stop mattering after your kid has his and no one can tell you when that will be.

But really, he needs to show up for every practice, even optional ones, on time and ready to perform in order to make the team and get play time. [/quote]

Yes, unfortunately our school coaches really favor just huge kids with less skills. Several kids make the team every year and start that are just physically huge kids but don’t necessarily have any special skills. I’m talking about boys who are already 5’3 and 125 pounds, incoming 5th. We have several like this because many are much older for the grade and turned 11 in February or March. My son and a few others are turning 10 this summer. 
Yes, he does all that. Multiple people have said “he’s so good but he will have a hard time later being so small” There is a huge bias for taller and bigger kids in the sports he plays now (basketball and football). We are not small people either, I’m 5’7 and husband is 6’3.[/quote]

I was thinking you might be talking about basketball or football. Not sure about football, but lots of small kids are really successful in basketball if they have good skills. Some of the necessary skills might come easier to taller people, which might be what people mean when they say he’ll have a hard time later. but if he offers something that others don’t and/or he’s as good as taller kids in the same skills, he will do fine. [/quote][/quote]

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