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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here—DS loves sport, will continue to play and train outside of team. As long as he wants to continue playing we will support him. I grew up with sisters and our oldest is a girl so this is really my first experience with the size/strength/growth timing issue with boys so was really just asking how other supported their kids. I fully understand the competition for spots in HS, but I guess I’m just a little surprised to be feeling that so intensely at this age when there is such a range of when boys hit puberty and grow. I wrongly assumed coaches would be more open to fostering strong athletes who have not had their growth spurts yet but many/most seem more interested in big boys only. I’m seeing this with friends’ kids too—baseball, basketball, and lacrosse seem to be the three where I hear about this most. [/quote]

The girls in your family were just lucky then.  I hit the genetic wall at 10 when I was biggest kid on my figure skating team (that went up to 18).  I was lucky my parents were always always clear that I could skate as much as I wanted but I wasn’t to consider it a valid career plan and my self-worth didn’t depend on how well I was skating.  I continued skating until I was 15 when we moved to an area without a rink and I still love it but yeah, sometimes the sports you live don’t love you back.  Let him keep on but also help him migrate away from hyper competitive teams where your body type is an important consideration.[/quote]

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