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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really have not experienced this as the parent of a tall kid who plays by the basket.  Yes, the coach has a short kid who plays guard but they rarely make any baskets and while this doesn't matter in 4th and 5th grade--I have to believe it will start to matter in 8th and 9th grade.  You have to get the baskets in.  Being short isn't that advantageous in basketball. That said, I hear everyone loud and clear on the need to develop court IQ.  I will keep encourageing my child to excel at shooting and defense and rebounds and work on dribbling.  Opportunities will open for them.[/quote]

This makes me think of my kid and another kid on his team who were both tall kids who stood under the basket in 5th grade.

My kid became obsessed with the idea of playing high school varsity ball at a very competitive school.  He worked on shooting, defense and jumping (obsessively).

By 9th grade my kid was hitting threes, getting assists, blocking shots, jumping over kids for rebounds, and getting above the rim to tip in putbacks.  The other kid was still standing under the basket boxing out for rebounds.  My kid was a lot more successful, but as a sophomore had to spend hours and hours and hours learning to handle the ball better in order to keep progressing.

Don’t accept that your tall kid can’t be athletic.  Don’t let your tall kid avoid learning to pass and handle the ball. Don’t let them avoid learning good shooting form. [/quote]

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