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re: How do you know when your kid has "it" in sports?
Posted on 8/15/22 at 6:41 pm to NorthEnd
Posted on 8/15/22 at 6:41 pm to NorthEnd
Go to a few little league games. You can tell the kids who have talent. Mine don't.
To be clear, I have no talent either. I just want my kids to be active
To be clear, I have no talent either. I just want my kids to be active
This post was edited on 8/15/22 at 6:42 pm
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Posted on 8/15/22 at 7:12 pm to NorthEnd
I'll tell you in wrestling, where size doesn't matter, it's the love of it. I have had a couple kids do it but one loves everything about it, including the gruelling practices and took 2nd in state in year 2 at barely 12 years old. The other 2 don't excel. Talent is obvious, but the love of whatever sport (we talkin' bout practice) is what sets the real ones apart.
Posted on 8/15/22 at 7:15 pm to NorthEnd
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Posted on 8/15/22 at 7:35 pm to Seen
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Pretty much, 16, defensive end
If he hasn't done a linear progression program, I highly suggest bedrock by power athlete. Will cover all his needs, made by John welbourn who played in the league for years and then moving to field strong combined with speed kills in the off season. Power athlete has the best programming for HS atheltes imo. Good thing is, he can load into his phone or tablet and follow along very easily. Uses the train heroic app.
Jim wendler is another. He has multiple books, his krypteia program found in the forever book is the program he uses with the London Ohio team. Great program but little harder to follow that power athlete. 531 boring but big is another off season staple
531
boring but big
If you are looking for free program, Westside 4 skinny bastards is legendary from defranco.
version 1
part 2
Defranco is a legend and if I had to pick one of the free ones to follow, it would be that, can also google his strong bastard program. Overall power athlete programming is easiest to follow.
Another option is Aaron ausmus and his pen and paper strength app programs. They are cheap at around $20 and you can run over and over. We have a long thread on the H&F board about his programs.. Aaron has been head strength coach at usc, Idaho, ole miss, Tennessee.
Other resources
Jim diesel Smith
Bigger faster stronger
Juggernaut football
Zach evan-esh
Barbell medicine
Mark rippetoe
Westside barbell
Cody hughes
Joey Bergles
Ray zinger
Cal Dietz
Mike Boyle
Hope this helps. If you have more questions come to H&F board
This post was edited on 8/15/22 at 8:11 pm
Posted on 8/15/22 at 7:52 pm to lsu777
Wow man, appreciate all that!
Posted on 8/15/22 at 8:31 pm to NorthEnd
What they do pre puberty doesn’t really matter. Some kids develop at different rates. The phenoms often get caught up to by late bloomers. I would say 8th or 10th grade.
Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:19 pm to NorthEnd
My kid has played soccer since he was 4. He never was much into other sports. Everyone could always see he was the best kid on the field. When he entered 7th grade I told him there was no way the coaches would let him just walk the hallway. Sure enough they talked him into fb which he has never even watched on tv. He was hitting 35 yard fgs at 12 years old last year. Once the season ended they talked him into basketball. He can run like a deer and hang on the rim. He was the last leg runner on the 100, 200, and 400 relay team. Running a 4.6. When May rolled around he was squatting 325, deadlift 525, and benching around 175. He is sitting at almost 6’ and 150lb at 13. He will go in the yard and regularly flip a tractor tire I bought him. Heading into this year he is tabbed the starting rb on his 8th grade team. If he keeps his head straight and keeps working I would think he could put himself through school later on.
Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:42 pm to Allister Fiend
Interesting thread that I remember reading 5 years ago and was able to revisit. Especially since I’ve had 2 kids since that time. I wish some posters who thought their kids had “it” would update what their kids are doing now.
Posted on 8/15/22 at 11:21 pm to NorthEnd
It's probably hard to see "it" accurately until highschool, but it's really easy to see "not it" well before that.
Posted on 8/16/22 at 5:04 am to Allister Fiend
Sure dad, keep seeing what you want to see
Posted on 8/16/22 at 6:12 am to slinger1317
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I wish my son would eat, sleep and drink sports, but he could really care less about them.
This means the opposite of what you meant to say. “Could NOT care less” is what you were looking for.
Posted on 8/16/22 at 6:15 am to NorthEnd
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How young do you guys know when your child is gifted?
When Nick Saban starts showing up to games to talk to you/your kid.
Before that, it's really impossible to tell.
Posted on 8/16/22 at 6:25 am to slinger1317
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but now I embrace it and we do other things that he likes to do along with sports.
You're the dad that has "it". Keep up the good work.
Posted on 8/16/22 at 6:31 am to NorthEnd
My five year old has it. In teeball our coach picked his own kid for the All-Star team and the other coaches questioned why not my kid. He said cause he wasn’t 6 yet. Then he picked another kid from our team that was 5.
In flag football, last season we were approached by other teams out of our zone about next season and playing for them and getting an address.
My other kids have mixed results but you can tell. If other parents praise your kid or are jealous, then he or she probably has it.
In flag football, last season we were approached by other teams out of our zone about next season and playing for them and getting an address.
My other kids have mixed results but you can tell. If other parents praise your kid or are jealous, then he or she probably has it.
Posted on 8/16/22 at 6:54 am to HangmanPage1
Lsu should win the national championship every year in all sports with how many superstar kids we have in this thread.
I mean some of you guys are hilarious. I can’t tell you how many parents I’ve come across that think their kid is 10x better than they are.
I mean some of you guys are hilarious. I can’t tell you how many parents I’ve come across that think their kid is 10x better than they are.
This post was edited on 8/16/22 at 6:56 am
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:42 am to lsu777
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exactly, i was 5'8 going to 7th grade, im barely 5'9 now.
I was also the same way. I was 5'9 in the 7th grade. All of my coaches just knew I would grow to be 6'5 or so. Not to mention my dad was 6'4. Every year my high school football coach would say, "I'm just waiting on your growth spurt, and I'm gonna make sure you go D-1."
That growth spurt never came. I'm only 5'10 still.
This post was edited on 8/16/22 at 9:43 am
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:47 am to Allister Fiend
Damn right. You should get him to punt as well. Doesn’t sound like he needs to go that route, but it can’t hurt.
Posted on 8/16/22 at 10:41 am to GRTiger
quote:Probably the most accurate statement I have seen.
It's probably hard to see "it" accurately until highschool, but it's really easy to see "not it" well before that.
If your kid is the best at tball, that means nothing as they mature. If your kid is great at 13 because they mature early, and have marginal skill...not really anything to write home about.
IF they are skilled. IF they are committed. IF they develop in the specific areas needed. IF they can run like the wind. IF they dont get too girl crazy. IF they obtain the training needed early to not develop bad habits......and then you may have IT....but just being good at a sport isnt that telling. Many, many, many kids are good at a sport. Very, very, very few turn heads.
Go to a showcase, or some other event that attracts a couple 100 kids that all think they are pretty good, all the best on teams they play on. All earned an invite.
There will only be a handful that make you turn your head. They have it.
Posted on 8/16/22 at 10:52 am to tigerfoot
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IF they dont get too girl crazy.
Therein lies the crux…at 16 yrs old they are only thinking with one head. Scary AF, but you hope they can push through it for the better.
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