Anonymous wrote:Why is height important in soccer? Seems like a shorter kid will run faster?

I have really thought about this - as i have had my son ( 5’ 7”) scouted by two former pros - yet failed to make a single MLS Next or ECNL first team in 5 years.

Conclusion? Will sound like sour grapes but so be it: small kids on top teams generally have to pay a bribe. They are targeted for this ‘bug’ since it’s a feature for a corrupt coach.

If you have so-so touch but are 6’5” Messi be damned: I can pay my mortgage and no one will blink an eye by selecting big because most American parents do not watch the game. They watch American he-men play football and basketball.

The small guys’ families who are athletic, technical - they will only find coaches at top level who take extra fees to play on top teams: euphemism for bribes.

We never payed them.

Avoid this sport in America. I would say tennis.

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Anonymous wrote:How about Hockey, size doesn't matter. Speed and heart rule.

no its all about size

For a while it was tall players were desired but they now look for small guys too. Shorter players with speed and agility can do well. Brad Marchand, captain of Bruins and tough guy from Nova Scotia is average at 5’9”. Cole Caufield, top scorer for Canadiennes is 5’7”. There’s a handful in every team. If you’re a standout like Nathan Gerbe, at 5’4” he played pro hockey about ten years ago.

Lately there are Eastern Europeans who are super tall coming into American sports. One Boston Bruin from Slovenia is 6’10”.

(I’m surrounded by hockey players and hockey fans)

Anonymous wrote:My husband is 5'6 and was on his schools varsity baseball and football team . Height is part of it, ability is another. My kid does gymnastics.

Was he the kicker. It’s a very skilled position.

My husband is 5'6 and was on his schools varsity baseball and football team . Height is part of it, ability is another. My kid does gymnastics.