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[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 get your point, but when they are little, and ask if they can play basketball with their friends, what parent wouldn't say "I'm sorry.  You're in the 40th percentile for height.  We're enrolling you in an indoor tennis camp instead."

Of course you let them play basketball[/quote]

Well it sounds like that is what one mom to an aspiring gymnast did. [/quote]

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