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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is 8 and has tried some team sports like soccer, baseball and lacrosse.  It seems that his height (or lack of it) puts him at a disadvantage and he doesn't want to continue with any of them.  He does like indoor rock climbing but he says he wants to find a competitive sport.  I would think nearly all of them would be the same in terms of height being an advantage.  Any ideas?  I suggested tennis and he said maybe.[/quote]

OP, is it truly his lack of height?  Maybe he's not on the right team/league.  There are plenty of short kids who do fine at these sports.  The best players on my kid's middle school basketball team is really short.  At 8 a kid might be frustrated at their lack of skill compared to their teammates.  Has he tried a skills clinic in the sports that he likes?[/quote]

+1 -- the best guy on my high school b-ball team, which was AAAA and vey competitive, was barely 5-1. But he was fast and could shoot from anywhere.[/quote]

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