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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious, if your son is <50th percentile still by age 7-8, why wouldn’t you pick sports (or at least one) that don’t rely so heavily on size? Seems like parents could have been a lot more proactive rather than to enroll your small for age kid in sports like football, baseball, and such with no alternative if they do end up staying small or grow very late. Seems like setting them up for failure and frustration.  I’m a big advocate for all kids, regardless of size, doing at least individual no cut sport starting young.  These tend to be the sports people participate in all their life (swimming, tennis, etc)[/quote]

I wonder this too.  My daughter who is tall liked gymnastics as a younger kid and asked to do it more seriously and I said no.  She's too tall and it wasn't going to end well.  I see OP responded to this question.  I don't know, I would be more blunt with the kid and more directive if it's going to be crushing them to the level you're writing a DCUM post about it in the end.  Basketball is pretty clearly not going to work out for a short male and the DMV is known for being an extremely competitive boys basketball environment.[/quote]

[b]I guess the question is what is the goal. If it's to compete at a high level, then I think moving off of a sport is a good idea. If it's to exercise and have fun, then I don't see the problem with letting them continue.[/b] My daughter was always around 99% percentile for height (which can be it's own problem for girls) and loved gymnastics. We we're blunt with her, but let her continue. Eventually she go more serious about soccer, but she credits gymnastics with teaching her more about body control than any goalie coach that she's worked with [/quote]

Exactly. [/quote]

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