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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here: 
12/13 is a very difficult age for athletes in general. If you are fortunate enough to be on the early side of puberty, it certainly is an advantage. That said kids need to play the hand their dealt. Most teams at this age will always have a mix of oversized and undersized players. I haven’t come across any where all of the kids were giants. I would advise kids to continue to develop and before you know it that growth spurt will come and things will eventually equal out. There are plenty of pro players that developed later than most. [/quote]

I agree. I was surprised at some of the other comments. There were some great small players on my son’s elite team, and the huge player got cut because he couldn’t play. Good coaches know puberty exists and that they’re going to grow eventually, and strong fundamentals are strong fundamentals. Maybe it takes an extra year or two to get the pitching velocity or the strength to hit it out of the infield on a big field, but the teams shuffle around at 15u and the small 13u kid should have started to grow by then! Don’t give up, parents of late bloomers![/quote]

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