DEFINE GOOD GENES

I guess logically you could say that a newborn carries with him the motor skills that his dad has. But what probably gets him interested in the first place is how much the dad enjoys teaching his son how to play catch, as well as anything else from his knowledge about the game.
But most importantly is if the dad is very close to his son, the dad will be a role model to his son and the kid will probably wanna follow in his father's footsteps.

No strong athletes in our family, so where did my son's sports genes come from?
He was born on New Year's Day during the 4th quarter of the Orange Bowl. OU was runnig what my husband calls the "fumblerooskie" play (not sure what that means) and every male eye in the room (OB, Anesth., Ped., etc.) was watching the TV in the birthing suite. It was a teaching hospital and a few residents also wandered in. Only the nurse and I were watching the sideshow of my son's birth. Looking back, I should have asked them to turn the TV off, but I was a little busy at the time. He popped out to the sound of ESPN and male voices cheering. Been hooked on sports ever since!

My son's first word was "football" but today he doesn't know a cornerback from a safety. I steered him toward pitching and now, at 15, he was clocked at 79 (LHP) at a Div. I college camp..was told he had beautiful mechanics. At only 5'8", his future is bright should he get some solid growth behind him.. I'm wondering, physically, if a scout or college coach could project-out his maximum potential just by ascertaining his growth potential/body type or whether it mom and dad's physical attributes come into play. His dad, I played baseball until about 16. I remember setting the school long-toss record (throwing a softball of all things).. the throw went far past the maximum distance they had marked for the competition. I told my son this years back and now I wonder.. does he have my genes or was it all the hard work and training? Probably both, but is there something a scout or college coach could easily identify by body structure, or is it a crapshoot?

The 'painted on' kind!!