help me decide what sport for my son...

I would go baseball and football. During the early years, the seasons don't have overlap. That way, he would be forced to keep his conditioning up year round. And the conditioning for one would not really rule out excelling at the other. Hell, Bo Jackson went pro in BOTH sports. Why limit his potential?

Dance... trust me on this one. When he is a teenager all the hot girls will be all over him at the dance conventions.

My vote is for hurling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmzivRetelE

Man, I was so skeered to look at this one. I figured I was going to see a video of competitive, projectile vomiting!

Ha ha! Nope, hurling is a real sport and it looks like so much fun. I wish they had a women's league closer to where I live.

The female equivalent is called Camogie, it's exactly the same. Try googling it, you never know.

Football, basketball and martial arts.

Despite what some people say here its hard to do some sports when you are quite tall and golf is one of them. Someone also suggested gymnastics so I pose this question....when was the last time that someone over 6 feet tall won a gymnastics medal at an elite level?

I think if you were to take the time to play ALL the different sports with him, he would eventually favor one over the others and choose for himself what he's willing to put an effort into. He won't really excel in something he doesn't like.

Ballet. He could partner tall ballerinas.

My vote is for hurling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmzivRetelE

Man, I was so skeered to look at this one. I figured I was going to see a video of competitive, projectile vomiting!

Ha ha! Nope, hurling is a real sport and it looks like so much fun. I wish they had a women's league closer to where I live.

The female equivalent is called Camogie, it's exactly the same. Try googling it, you never know.

There is a Hurling Club local that is associated with the college, but they only play games an hour north of here. I am fairly certain there is a Camogie group up there as well, but I barely get time to use the restroom with privacy, so unfortunately two hours of travel time in a day to join them is out of the question. It looks like a ton of fun, though and super competitive.

whatever sport make sure to buy much steroid and hormone so he is best. i am Croatia we take steroid sometime before we walk

AMERICANS

It's way too late for him to start training. You should have started a strict diet and workout regimen no later than his 2nd birthday. You have failed your son!

I would steer him away from anything being linked to concussions and long term brain damage. He'll thank you when he doesn't make the team but can make oodles of money from being smart instead of punch drunk. Meanwhile, his height argues for mid-distance runner.

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There is a Hurling Club local that is associated with the college, but they only play games an hour north of here. I am fairly certain there is a Camogie group up there as well, but I barely get time to use the restroom with privacy, so unfortunately two hours of travel time in a day to join them is out of the question. It looks like a ton of fun, though and super competitive.
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It's a pretty tough game at times, but the rules have been tightened somewhat. A LOT of players wear helmets now, which somewhat dimished your field vision and slows the game down a little, I think. Still a crackin game though. Much better to play than watch.
Very few amateur sports can get 80,000 spectators to games.

I don't know. What does HE want?

if he his going to have that height, i'd say swimming or volleyball.

BASEBALL!