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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow.  Some dumbass answers here.   The difference between being in the 50th percentile or being in the 30th percentile is 1.5 inches.

He’s within the normal range of height.  Most of the posters here have kids within the normal range of height and they play a variety of sports.

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OP is looking for sports where height won't be a disadvantage, as 30% height in a male is about 5'7. We see many posts here for people looking for sports for their kids to try based on certain genetic factors.  Like, a 5'7 male probably won't make the high school basketball or volleyball team, but they'd be okay in numerous other sports where being in the 30% is not necessarily disadvantageous, like soccer, tennis, fencing, track, sailing, gymnastics, wrestling, speed skating, figure skating, horse racing, diving, rock climbing, martial arts. [/quote]

You can’t know the adult height of an 8 year old based on his current height. It’s a lot of guess work.  She’s asking what sport he might be best suited for right now.  Not in ten years but right now.  She says he is fearless and not afraid to get right in there.  That’s much more important than height.  His height is not far off from the typical 8 year old so any children’s sports would be fine.

Let the kid live a little before everyone starts telling him he’s too small for this or too big for that or not skilled enough for a class he wants to take or not good enough for the math club.   [/quote]

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