One of your parents’ biggest fears would be that you were too short to participate in a certain sport.
Kasper Schmeichel, goalkeeper of Denmark, celebrates after victory in the Euro 2020 Championship match against Wales. Height is regarded as beneficial to be a goalkeeper. Picture: Peter Dejong - Pool/Getty Images
One important indicator parents should look out for is the growing height of their children on their sporting development journey. The average height of a Premier League player is 1.9m and the shortest player in the league is Jed Steer, who is six-foot-tall . This helps parents determine which sports they will have a natural advantage in and start directing them from an early age in a variety of sports they might excel in to monitor growth. A coach or trained professional must gather height, weight, head circumference and body mass index .
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