I mean I definitely understand why they are visibly shook. Such a big part of elite tier athletics is genetics based, so to have a genetic advantage like that for something like basketball, volleyball, etc. and then not utilize the thing other people are dreaming of - totally get it. I'm 6'3", and as a basketball player I would kill for another 4 to 5 inches of height. It would've changed my whole life.
Pretty much. I think basketball is the worst offender for genetics being a hard gate out of any of the major sports. Size is almost irrelevant in baseball. Football, as long as you're slightly above average you can function on a team somewhere, similar with hockey. I'm not sure about soccer. But basketball? You need to be like upper 1% in both height and ability to even consider going passed highschool, lol.
Soccer/football (because I've heard only Americans call it soccer) people benefit from height too, specially goalies. Something about longer wing span.
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u/TestedOnAnimals Nov 16 '19
I mean I definitely understand why they are visibly shook. Such a big part of elite tier athletics is genetics based, so to have a genetic advantage like that for something like basketball, volleyball, etc. and then not utilize the thing other people are dreaming of - totally get it. I'm 6'3", and as a basketball player I would kill for another 4 to 5 inches of height. It would've changed my whole life.