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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good Athletes - Like D1 or even pro level athleticism? I'd say around age 7 I can tell. It is hard to describe but you know when you see it.

High School athletes? Middle school or beyond. Most schools you can work hard and make a team and even be a starter. But the high level athletes that play on TV every weekend all have something the rest of us don't have. [/quote]

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If you've ever seen or played with someone that made it to the show (NFL, MLB, NBA) then you know how obvious it was when you look back on it.

I'm not saying their the best on every team at age 7, but you can tell by the way they move that their body control is light years better than everyone else. [/quote]

NP. The ones who make it to the show usually were the best on every team at 7, though. Those who weren't are outliers.  Making it to the show requires a combination of genes, natural talent, grit, passion, intestine work ethic, and coachability, and you can spot several of those traits at 7. Plenty of kids who show those traits at 7 don't make it to the show, but very few make it to the show who didn't shine at 7.  [/quote]

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