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One challenge for short guards coming into high school is that they sometimes get stuck just driving into traffic over and over and getting blocked.[/quote]

Yeah, I'm not a shorter player myself, but I think this is where shorter players start to get a bad rap.  The problem is that basketball is fundamentally a ball throwing sport.  The same mechanics that allow tall players to score around the rim are at play on the perimeter also.  Taller players may have some issues taking longer to develop and get coordination but when that happens ball passing on the perimeter is much better.

I think we've all had games where oh no don't give it to the short player he's just going to bounce it.

So yeah, IMO if he really wants a spot on the team he has to get good at passing and being impactful away from the ball.  It's a subtle trap short players fall into.  They're closer to the ground so they are better at bouncing the ball and they want to get really good at that.  They're also more difficult to pass too, they are just a smaller target, so once they give it up it's hard for them to get it back.

The other thing is he'll probably have to contend with is, he may not be the fastest on the floor either, those kids around 6'2" are fastest. This is actually where there are opportunities for taller 6'6"+ players and shorter players to work together to control the flow of the game.

Does he like to hang out with the big kids 6'8"+? [/quote]

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