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Posted on 8/15/22 at 9:14 am to NorthEnd
weird bump
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Posted on 8/15/22 at 9:21 am to NorthEnd
My oldest daughter was offered scholarships for Softball but decided she was hanging up the cleats and focused on school.
We knew she was and had a strong arm by 8, but I would say it did not all come together till she was around 13.
We knew she was and had a strong arm by 8, but I would say it did not all come together till she was around 13.
Posted on 8/15/22 at 9:29 am to NorthEnd
I played juco futball. I could have been really good had I put in the weight training. I was just always in the right spot at the right time. I had that flow. That and I could run faster than most and dribble circles around them. When certain aspects of a game of any sorts become second nature to your kid then you will know. Some kids make a diving catch at short stop, pop up and hurl a throw over to first easy like it is pouring a glass of water. Other kids can't even catch a routine ground ball. One handed catch in football. Throwing darts(football) while off balance. When your kids start making the difficult things look routine. That's when you know they have something special. I mean all kids do. My best friend was not great at sports. Even though he thought he was. But he was funny and because of that quite the ladies man. Help your kid find it whatever it is because it leads to confidence And getting hot chicks.
Posted on 8/15/22 at 9:34 am to Impotent Waffle
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My oldest daughter was offered scholarships for Softball but decided she was hanging up the cleats and focused on school.
when my daughter played softball every girl was offered some kind of scholarship, it wasn't because they were good athletes, it was to keep the Title IX numbers up, the college reps were so lazy that they'd sponsor "showcase" tournaments so that all of the girls would gather in one place, they wouldn't even bother to watch the games
Posted on 8/15/22 at 9:40 am to NorthEnd
It’s actually really simple.
The #1 way you can tell if a young person has the “it” factor is if they would rather do whatever it is than anything else. It doesn’t matter if it’s sports or looking at stuff under a microscope, or the spelling bee.
If they would rather play baseball than watch YouTube videos or play X-box or go to their friend’s birthday party, or go fishing or whatever… then you have a shot at parenting an elite athlete. But as long as they treat their sport or activity as a “side” activity, then that’s all it will EVER be.
The #1 way you can tell if a young person has the “it” factor is if they would rather do whatever it is than anything else. It doesn’t matter if it’s sports or looking at stuff under a microscope, or the spelling bee.
If they would rather play baseball than watch YouTube videos or play X-box or go to their friend’s birthday party, or go fishing or whatever… then you have a shot at parenting an elite athlete. But as long as they treat their sport or activity as a “side” activity, then that’s all it will EVER be.
Posted on 8/15/22 at 9:40 am to NorthEnd
My kid played four sports. I thought he had it at age 10.
I didn’t really know he had it until he was a sophomore and college coaches stopped by his high school multiple times each and pulled him out of class.
Otoh - many of his youth teammates were good players and foolishly devoted every waking moment to one sport (baseball - eye roll) and never received one dime of athletic scholarship.
Ok now what do I do?
I didn’t really know he had it until he was a sophomore and college coaches stopped by his high school multiple times each and pulled him out of class.
Otoh - many of his youth teammates were good players and foolishly devoted every waking moment to one sport (baseball - eye roll) and never received one dime of athletic scholarship.
Ok now what do I do?
This post was edited on 8/15/22 at 9:56 am
Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:03 am to NorthEnd
Age 8
1) Coordination
2) Courage
3) Hates to lose
4) Determination
5) Superior physical strength beyond size
1) Coordination
2) Courage
3) Hates to lose
4) Determination
5) Superior physical strength beyond size
Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:08 am to nflisgarbage
What’d he go to college to play?
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Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:12 am to NorthEnd
When he starts getting legit D1 scholarship offers
Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:13 am to NorthEnd
quote:Other people with high level experience in that sport will start telling you. Also, you won’t really know for sure until they start competing after puberty.
How young do you guys know when your child is gifted? I'm guessing by 12 or 13?
Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:14 am to 50_Tiger
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This is easy. Look at your gene pool. If your and baby momma's extended family are full of athletes, there is a higher than likely probability that your offspring will inherit those genetics
There is a lot of truth here. Family my daughter dove with...6 kids. 1. Oldest played football, only in HS. 2. Daughter played VB and had offers, but chose to turn down lesser offers and just go to LSU. 3. Daughter diving scholarship to Purdue...full ride, national championships. 4. Daughter full ride to Univ of Houston to play soccer. 5. Daughter dove at Stanford and in the Olympics 6. Daughter had volleyball offers but turned down lesser offers to just attend Univ of Texas.
They could have had 10 kids and they all would have been athletic. Nature vs. nurture...I think they had both.
Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:17 am to NorthEnd
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Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:20 am to NorthEnd
There is no one answer to fit all. Some kids are born with a natural gift and stand out like a sore thumb from the time they can walk. Others develop later in life, even making great leaps from junior to senior year of high school….even in college. Work ethic and mental fortitude are what separate the professionals from the rest. Some of the most naturally gifted athletes are working 9-5 right now because they didn’t have it between the ears or in the chest.
ETA- Sometimes standing out at an early age is the worst thing that can happen to a kid.
ETA- Sometimes standing out at an early age is the worst thing that can happen to a kid.
This post was edited on 8/15/22 at 10:22 am
Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:24 am to Nelson Biederman IV
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. Some of the most naturally gifted athletes are working 9-5 right now because
their families couldn't afford it
some of the best athletes I grew up with were never able to play hs sports because their parents were so poor that they had to start working in hs to help the family and/or they couldn't get rides home from practices or games
Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:28 am to Gaston
football D1
This post was edited on 8/15/22 at 10:29 am
Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:30 am to nflisgarbage
Mine will very likely too, but as a lowly kicker.
Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:31 am to Gaston
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but as a lowly kicker.
hidden gem of football scholarships
Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:31 am to NorthEnd
When they get to HS and how they progress from there.
Posted on 8/15/22 at 10:33 am to 777Tiger
Yeah I know overcoming poverty certainly makes things more difficult, but I think that also falls into the mental fortitude piece. A lot of people come out of impoverished circumstances and make it. If you can’t figure out a way to work it in or don’t have the will power to work it in, you probably don’t have the drive to make it under ideal circumstances.
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