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Could your Sons play for OSU someday?

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My 9-year-old is into baseball and football. He has a very strong arm, good eye-hand coordination, and a knowledge of both sports beyond his years. As quarterback last year, the head coach at times ran a hurry-up offense and let him audible at the line. Opposing coaches about shit their pants when they saw 8 and 9 year olds run a no huddle and the QB calling the play at the line. He has been on travelling baseball teams for 3 years now and I think that baseball has a slight edge over football in his favorite sports to play category. I don't know if he has "it" to be at OSU athletically, much will be up to how hard he wants to work at it. But there is no doubt that he will be attending OSU one way or the other!

My 7-year-old is into baseball, football, and golf. He is big for his age (about 4'5'' and 90 pounds) and has godd footwork for his size and age. He loves playing center for his brother when practicing football in the yard which is good since he has lineman written all over him. In baseball he crushes the ball, has a strong arm and decent glove. In golf, he seems to have decent natural ability. As with his brother, I don't know if he has "it" to be at OSU athletically, much will be up to how hard he wants to work at it. But there is no doubt that he too will be attending OSU!

There is a boy in our town (9 year old) who is athletically gifted to almost freaky proportions. He throws a baseball around 65 mph, a football about 35 yards, I saw him punt in a game last year that ended up going 60 yards (about 30-35 yards in the air), has speed and is a lefty. Of all the kids I have seen he is one that I would say has "it" to potentially be at OSU. And believe me, I have started the "recruiting" already.
 
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NDC

So true. Growth spurts happen at different times in lfe. Some kids peak in Jr high School or High School. Some kids get bored with sports. I also think when you are really young if you are dominant it surprises you later when someone catches up as opposed to being behind early and then catching up.

I will say to you guys that talk about how aggressive or mean your kids are, if they can keep that attitude it will serve them well in life. Todays society seems to want to take that trait away from everyone.
 
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Sounds like there is some potential from the board...

Considering the probability... maybe one will play at OSU.... think about how many HS football players in the state of Ohio graduate each year... of that lot (tens of thousands) only 10-15 go to OSU each year for football...

Now if we are talkin' D1 scholies, that number increases in a huge way...
 
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I am sure that many of you have very athletic sons and daughters but keep in mind that a lot of what makes a high level athlete is god given talent and a natural passion for a particular sport. Pushing too hard can have negative affects.

I personally grew up with a kid who's father was an absolute maniac when it came to pushing his son in Football, Baseball, and Basketball. His life especially in the summer was like a training camp. Though this kid was very athletic no one else really saw him as the can't miss pro his father did. I can remember one instance in particular on a beatiful June day when the neighborhood kids were camping out by a lake. We were in the 6th to 7th grade age range and we had spent the afternoon setting up our "camp". At about 8 pm his Dad came out to our site, belittled him in front of the other kids and dragged him go home becuase he had to "get a good night's sleep for his baseball game" the NEXT EVENING.

This kid went on to get a scholarship from John Cooper at OSU but he had peaked at the high school level and never really played much except for special teams in college. He ended up leaving the team before his four years were up due to nagging injuries and burnout.

In spite of his dad's strict workout regime he made it no further than what more rational adult's thought his talent limits were all along. Missing out on many of the joy's of childhood is a heavy price to pay to satisfy the needs of an overzealous parent.
 
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No kids yet for me yet, but the nephew is getting ready to become a Buckeye. Hopefully I'll have those free tickets on the 50. Anyway, I started stretching out his hamstrings in his 3rd month, he started helping me breakdown game films in his 4th month, he has learned to put on his game face, and I believe he has grasped the blitz packages and checkdowns I have been teaching him. Man, if he has made this much progress in seven months, just imagine what I can do when he actually starts talking. :p
 
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