help me decide what sport for my son...
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I'm trying to be that ridiculously overbearing parent who forces my son (he's 2 months shy of being 3) to pick a sport at an early age and try to make him a pro/D1 prospect (apparently this is all the rage in suburban TX).
The obvious choices for him are baseball, tennis, golf, football and rodeo.
Based on his genetics I'd put him at 6'3"-6'5". Thinking this rules out golf and rodeo. Both his parents have pretty live arms (mom was a fast pitch softball player and I clocked out in the high 80's in HS), so baseball and tennis are totally in play. He's also likely to be very strong and muscular which could easily put him from TE to OL. Though he'll have the arm for it, I'm already giving up on pushing QB for him as he is not a coaches son/relative. He has 2 grandfathers and a cousin who played in the NFL as linemen.
Tennis just seems a little limited with pro potential for me to push that.
What are your thoughts?
The obvious choices for him are baseball, tennis, golf, football and rodeo.
Based on his genetics I'd put him at 6'3"-6'5". Thinking this rules out golf and rodeo. Both his parents have pretty live arms (mom was a fast pitch softball player and I clocked out in the high 80's in HS), so baseball and tennis are totally in play. He's also likely to be very strong and muscular which could easily put him from TE to OL. Though he'll have the arm for it, I'm already giving up on pushing QB for him as he is not a coaches son/relative. He has 2 grandfathers and a cousin who played in the NFL as linemen.
Tennis just seems a little limited with pro potential for me to push that.
What are your thoughts?
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baseball or lacrosse...
...or synchronized swimming.0 -
Cheerleader0
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Sabre fencing. Reach, arm, agility.0
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how does height rule out golf?
i would think golf or baseball, because less chance of long-lasting injury. My son is almost 3 as well, and, if you want, I will share his strict, unwavering workout regimen for professional athlete success.
How much can your son bench?0 -
Damn why didnt my dad think of this when i was that old. I could have been somebody0
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how does height rule out golf?
i would think golf or baseball, because less chance of long-lasting injury. My son is almost 3 as well, and, if you want, I will share his strict, unwavering workout regimen for professional athlete success.
How much can your son bench?
he's just doing body weight stuff, but he's already got a 12" vertical and can do a pullup and arm walk across a jungle gym. He's throwing in the low 30's right now as well.0 -
Get him into football or Brazilian jiu jitsu(learns discipline and defend himself from bullies if needs to)0
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Cheer-leading, Ballet or synchronized swimming0
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MMA0
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how does height rule out golf?
I present a tall elite athlete playing golf: (it's not pretty)
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I hope your joking around....0
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how does height rule out golf?
i would think golf or baseball, because less chance of long-lasting injury. My son is almost 3 as well, and, if you want, I will share his strict, unwavering workout regimen for professional athlete success.
How much can your son bench?
he's just doing body weight stuff, but he's already got a 12" vertical and can do a pullup and arm walk across a jungle gym. He's throwing in the low 30's right now as well.
Start working on that curve ball... all those kids in the Dominican come with 5 pitches!
Also do not overlook some HGH with his breakfast...0 -
Dwarf Tossing.0
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I hope your joking around....
me too...0 -
I'm thinking Tae Kwan Do or even volley ball
however you could always go with diving. There's not much money in diving, but I hear that good things can happen for a guy if you're a straight diver who travels with the girls team.0 -
Soccer0
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I hope your joking around....from Cheer Perfection...
I don’t see anything wrong with living through your child
Don't forget you can red-shirt him for his 1st year of Kindergarten.0 -
It's nice to know there is finally a parent who is taking responsibility for their kid, and planning for their future. Shoot, kids in my neighborhood do nothin but sit around playing video games and drinking soda pop.
I second the HGH suggestion. I believe it works best early. Course, Barry Bonds didn't start that stuff until later (as far as we know) and he did OK.0 -
competitive chess or snooker0
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