6'6" 290lbs.... 12 yrs old!

wyofizz wrote in post #8755393
Are there rules about what positions he can play due to his size?

Yeah, in most youth Football leagues this kid could not be a running back or full back. But if this kid were to play in my sons league (my son is also 12, but only 125lbs and 5' 4") he could be a tight end and receive the ball from a pass. Now that would be dangerous for the opposing team!

This kid would be one to follow! I saw he tops out at 7' 1" when he's done growing.

I would check his birth certificate to see if it has been tampered with. It would be interesting to see if he continues to play through high school and where he ends up in college. The Cleveland Browns should have had scouts there also.

You guys see size, but I'm reminded of the old saw--it ain't the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in a dog. I guess Michael Vick could address that issue.

Seriously, when I was in school, those of us who were small learned to hit low and hard. That usually brought the big guys down, but the only people we knew who looked like that didn't go out for sports--they went out for donuts.

The amazing thing is that in our sports world that fellow has as much of a chance as the kid he pummeled. One knee injury in his first year and gone is everything he worked for. I hope he is hitting the books as hard as he hits opponents.

It's great to see these young big guys and hope that they get good coaching in their early years. Too often their big size means they don't need to have skills to be big contributors. Yet lots of kids catch up to them in a few years, so the honeymoon doesn't last.

My son plays basketball and football. He's one of the smallest guys on his teams, but seems to do OK. This summer his 13U basketball team was dunked on by a very talented big player. It changed the momentum of the game. The dunker's team lost because his teammates were not as good as he was.

OMG!!!!! I am SOOOOOOO glad my sons leauge has weight limits!!!

wyofizz wrote in post #8755393
Are there rules about what positions he can play due to his size?

There are weight limits in the neighborhood leagues. Because this is a 'school' team, there are no limitations

jmorales wrote in post #8755549
I would check his birth certificate to see if it has been tampered with. It would be interesting to see if he continues to play through high school and where he ends up in college. The Cleveland Browns should have had scouts there also.

The Brownies could use another lineman!!

From watching him, I think he could be a top 10 recruit if he stops growing, and becomes more comfortable with his size. If he were to end up at 6'6" or 6'7", I think he would have a shot.

I've never seen a 6'9" or taller NFL lineman on the other hand.

40Dude6aedyk wrote in post #8755754
It's great to see these young big guys and hope that they get good coaching in their early years. Too often their big size means they don't need to have skills to be big contributors. Yet lots of kids catch up to them in a few years, so the honeymoon doesn't last.

My son plays basketball and football. He's one of the smallest guys on his teams, but seems to do OK. This summer his 13U basketball team was dunked on by a very talented big player. It changed the momentum of the game. The dunker's team lost because his teammates were not as good as he was.

If there is one thing going for him.. it IS coaching.. This area's priority is definitely football (unfortunately sometimes more than academics). They bring in (and Pay) the best coaches. Terrell Pryor, Dan Marino, Joe Montana and Joe Namath all played in this same league.

I agree about the smaller kids. The best player on this team is about 5 foot tall. He had 6 TD's and at least 400 yds rushing in the game from the pics posted. I'm sure it didn't hurt that he had the biggest lineman in the country blocking for him

Seriously, he looks like he's about to eat that kid on the ground.

In ohio, by 7th grade the kids are playing under the OHSAA (high school) rules. This is what gets them ready to play HS sports. No limit on who can handle the ball like in the pee-wee leagues. Many of the 'studs' coming from the pee-wee leagues who played through 8th grade because they were still inside the weight limits aren't successful as they enter HS because they lack size.

The kid from the original post won't EVER suffer THAT fate!

Here's another story like his. When my son was a freshman basketball player he was already 6'4 and about 240 lbs. One of his first games he was completely man-handled by a C/PF on another team. This kid threw my guy around like a rag doll, scored about 20 on him and left the game midway through the 3rd quarter. My son scored ZERO on him.

Here to find out later that the kid who scored 20 on my son was nearly a 16 year old HS freshman having started school a year late then failing a grade along the way. My son was 13 1/2 playing against a kid at least TWO years older than him.

Our talk after the game was this: 'If you were playing against an 11-year-old, wouldn't YOU have kicked HIS butt all over the floor?' Great example of 'life's not fair' all the time!

Back to original post. I hope the football player child can keep active and keep his weight under control. If he continues to put on weight, he's not going to be able to compete in HS because it's more about speed than size. Believe me. I have a HS junior at home is who 6' 3" and 340. He's losing playing time to kids that are 5' 11" and 190 because they can move and he can't! Another good life lesson.

dave

That is amazing!

I was 6'2" when I was 14 playing pop warner and we had a kid we called the bulldozer. He was 5'8" built like a mac truck and could run like a hurricane. He was the FB, the bulldozer.

Wow! Great capture too.....looking down at his victim.

hey if he can work his muscles to match his size he'll be something else...get him s fitness coach!
No guarantees being that big if he doesn't have coordination and motivation...

HA! he even shares William Perry's (The Fridge) number (72)

Really great pic.
I think he is going to need a good coach though. See this a lot in rugby league one kid bigger and heavier at 12 years old then next year or two everyone else catches up and then your not so special. As Advaitin said while your watching out for the bigger guy the little guys pounding you around the rib cage.

I was thinking his teammates must love having him on their team on gameday but must hate going up against him in practice the rest of the week....

This kid must have it rough...seems you couldn't even do a lot of normal things in practice for fear of him injuring others.