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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's why you see Asian people gravitate towards golf, tennis, and now Pickleball (it is now an official HS varsity sport in Montgomery County in fall '24) because these sports require skills and [b]mental toughness rather than physical brute force[/b].  FWIW, my DS is 5'7" and he plays golf at an ACC school.[/quote]

I really hate it when people assume athletic kids are stupid.  Basketball kids, for example, understand the complex rules of the game by 5th grade better than 99% of the adults I see at games, and they can apply them to make decisions while moving at full speed and being hit by multiple bodies.

That’s why you see HS players jump off the “wrong” foot when sprinting down court and being hit by multiple guys — that guy decided in a millisecond that he needs to jump off the wrong foot because he knows how HS refs count steps (which is different than in the NCAA and NBA), when refs consider the dribble to have been picked up, and he knows what angle he can attack the basket at to draw a blocking foul rather than a charge, so he had to adjust on the fly.  None of this is about “brute force”, and reducing the intelligence and split second decision making of these athletes to “brute force” is really offensive.  Not to mention that it often comes from a pretty ugly place in people who assume that athlete is a sport often played by black kids can’t be smart.   [/quote]

This. The Asian's parent comment was really stupid and sounds like sour grapes.  Yes, your really smart kid is so advanced they play pickleball - the same sport my 90 year old stroke survivor grandma 'excels' in.  Gotcha. :roll: [/quote]

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