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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is 5’2” and weights 98 pounds. Is it even worth trying to row in the high school crew team? Clearly she doesn’t have the body type of a rower. 
She is rising 9th grader and does competitive XC and track. 
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do you only want her to row if she'll be a recruit?

There's no way she'll be recruited at that size but she could still enjoy the sport in high school. [/quote]

Exactly. Sports are not just about being recruited. It is about having fun, teamwork, being healthy, making friends, etc.

My child is very average at one of the popular tiger mom sports (think fencing, squash, crew, etc). When I told friends my child was taking up this sport, they all immediately said "oh, that will help with college." No, it really won't. It is still very hard to get recruited in these sports. My child does the sport because they enjoy it (what a crazy idea!) I go to the competitions and there are countless stereotypical tiger parents there (all ethnic backgrounds including many rich white people - this is not a racist comment). And many of them look around and realize their kid is just not that great and it isn't going to be as easy as they thought it was. And you can hear their brains spinning and thinking about what sport to switch their kid to rather than just letting their kid have fun and be happy.[/quote]

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