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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks everyone.  I know he will have a chance to try out a lot of these sports at camp which is good. [b] To the fencing poster- aren't his short arms a problem with trying to hit the target?  I would think his short reach would make it near impossible to score points.[/b]  To the PPs- I am glad some short kids you know are doing well in team sports like soccer but my son just didn't.  Even running at full speed, the other kids ran right past him.  The boys on his rec team ranged from appr. 4 inches taller to 7-8 inches taller than him.  They were all in his grade too and my son has a March birthday so he wasn't the youngest kid on the team.  There is only one rec team in our area and he would have to try out for the travel team (he wouldn't agree to it b/c he knows he isn't any good).  I think he just wants to play a sport to fit in and be semi decent at it.  I can't blame him.  Hopefully, a sport at camp might peak his interest.  Thanks all![/quote]

It shouldn't be.  I trained a lot on my footwork and probably had the best footspeed on my team.  Generally, the bigger/taller fencers were a good deal slower, so the fact that they might have a little reach reach on me wasn't a handicap.  Also, less height means it's easier to make your opponents miss.  FWIW  when I competed, the the guy who was winning NCAAs the most was 5'7" and the best fencer in the southeast was 5'6", so being short can be an advantage.[/quote]

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