Let's be honest, all things being equal a coach will take a tall girl over a shorter girl. Period. If you don't agree, you don't watch enough sports. Bigger is better, in EVERY sport.
"All things" are rarely if ever equal. Coaches want the best player they can get and unless the position requires height they want the best athlete. As far as all sports go, when was the last time you saw a 6'5" cornerback in the NFL? How about a 6'4" running back? Those are two of the most athletic positions in all of sport and the best in the world are average height .
Lacrosse is not basketball , there is no position where height is required.
Bigger? Really, bigger is better in every sport? do you see a lot of 6' 250 lb women's professional tennis players. Are there many 6'5" 250 lb shortstops playing MLB?
If your daughter didn't have offers from Maryland, Carolina, Northwestern and the like it was not because of her height.
Bringing up womens tennis really goes against your argument , the most dominant womens tennis player in the game and probably the best player in history is big by female athlete standards.
Wrong. Once again, height is not the reason that she is good. And relative to many other top female tennis players she would not considered tall. She is 5'9" , her sister is 6'1" . Things are never equal.... There are many "things" considered and just about off of them are more important than height. To the person who believes "you can't coach speed" you are 100% incorrect.
The original post was not intended to be a Tall vs Short debate. It was to demonstrate that college coaches will recruit the best player. There are many factors and height is not of major concern.
I was going to let this go because you are obviously a little slow but will give it a try. You mentioned womens tennis as an example of a sport where being bigger than average is not an advantage. It is pointed out to you that tennis is a bad sport to support your argument as the best player is taller than average and your response is that relative to the rest of the best players in the world she is not that tall. So in your opinion the best players in the world( professional players) are considerably taller than average but being tall is not an advantage in the sport of tennis, that makes no sense. We get it your short kid is every bit as good if not better than any kid that is taller than average. Please tell us the college lacrosse program that has passed on a kid because the kid was too tall. Again never are all things equal but if in a coaches mind you have 2 players of equal speed, IQ, stick skills etc. they are going to take the 5ft9 player over the 5 ft0 player, keep telling yourself that size is not an advantage in sports but you are just simply "wrong".
It is an advantage , but lack of size is an advantage also! It depends on the position and what you are looking for. Running backs in the NFL tend to be on the shorter side because they can cut quicker and accelerate better than a taller long legged player. A center in basketball is taller for rebounding by the rim. Your statement is ignorant. Like i said in an earlier post, The 6'5"JJ Watt may be the best defensive player in the NFL, He is at a severe disadvantage if he tries to cover the 5'6" Darren Sproles in the slot. You say "all things being equal" but that is fantasy land. It is never equal! You will always choose the smaller player for quickness and the taller player for size and reach. There are no JJ watts that are as quick as Darren sprolles! Why is it so hard for people to give credit to kids who are not like their own. Its ok, its a big field with room for all types to showcase their talents. Enjoy the diversity!
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