| A lot of kids today want to get involved in sports for a | | | | add in tennis, volleyball, golf and track and field. From |
| number of reasons. Some want to just because they | | | | this short list you can get a feel for what you'd be best |
| enjoy sports for the sake of participating in them, but | | | | qualified.For example. Let's say you're 5 feet 4 inches |
| then there are those who have ulterior motives. It is no | | | | tall. It's a pretty good bet that basketball is out of the |
| secret that for a kid who wants to go to college, the | | | | question, especially with most players today being well |
| best ticket is usually to specialize in a sport. That's all | | | | over 6 feet tall. Football is probably out too as you're |
| well and good, but knowing what to specialize in is | | | | not likely to be very big in the weight department either. |
| quite another story. Not everybody is cut out for every | | | | Because your physical makeup probably excludes you |
| sport. So what do you do if you want to have a | | | | from certain sports right off the bat, you might want to |
| decent shot at going to college on a sports | | | | look at your skills. Are you very fast? If so, you might |
| scholarship? While the following tips aren't set in stone, | | | | want to try to get into college on a track scholarship. |
| they will give the future athletic star a pretty good start | | | | Maybe you're both fast and have great hand-eye |
| on his journey.Most sports require one or more skills | | | | coordination and pretty decent arm strength. You may |
| related to body strength of body type. The more | | | | want to take up tennis. Plenty of people play tennis |
| complex the sport, the more skills are needed. So the | | | | well who aren't Amazon giants. Believe it or not there |
| first thing a student needs to do is figure out where his | | | | are several baseball players who aren't that tall. If |
| strengths are and then go on from there. The student | | | | you're fast, have good hand-eye and decent upper |
| should try to objectively rate each of his skills such as | | | | body strength you may want to consider the game of |
| running, throwing, dexterity, eye-hand coordination and | | | | baseball. If you have strong arms and legs you may |
| even eye sight. The student should also make not of | | | | want to consider swimming.Of course the most |
| any outstanding physical characteristics such as | | | | important thing in choosing a sport is to choose |
| weight and height. By taking everything into | | | | something that you're also interested in. It doesn't |
| consideration you'll have the best chance of picking the | | | | matter if you're 7 feet tall. If you have no desire to play |
| sport that is just right for you.Okay, so you've gotten | | | | basketball you probably either won't be very good at it |
| your strengths down and now you're trying to match | | | | or will eventually quit out of boredom. On the other |
| them up to a sport. The first thing you'll want to do is | | | | hand, if you love the game of football but you're a 120 |
| list all the major ones and then move on from there. | | | | pound weakling, there's a good chance you won't |
| Most likely you will start off with baseball, basketball, | | | | survive your first practice.So follow your heart, but use |
| football, soccer and hockey. You may want to also | | | | your head too. |