@GratefulNTXlurker posted:Don't forget about mom. Seen more than few 5'7" (maybe even shorter) dads with 6'2"+ 14-15yo's that I think must be adopted. Then I see mom at 5'10" to 6'. At least 2 like that on son's HS team!
I thought about this. One of my son’s high school teammates was 6’2” despite a 5’9” dad. He has a 5’9” mother. Boys will typically grow to be four to six inches taller than their mother.* But mothers aren’t usually hanging on the fence like dads at tournaments and showcases. They’re sitting in the stands or in their beach chairs.
I stopped coaching when my son played 17u. The program didn’t allow dad coaches regardless of their coaching reputation. Besides, my son was tuning me out in 16u. I probably spent more time chatting with mothers. I wasn’t a fence clinging, pacing the sidelines dad. I had this crazy idea it would all work out whether I got nervous or not.
* I said “typically.” Save all the anecdotal exceptions.