Am I too small to play wide reciever in high school?(sorry for pretty much copying someone elses question)?

Question

I'm an incoming freshman and the positions ive played for the past 7 years in youth football are wide reciever and defensive back. I'm 5'6, 123 lbs. not trying to brag but i have great hands and great speed. in cooperstown(i play baseball also and its a tournament held every summer for teams across the country) i was the fastest there out of people from 21 teams. can u tell me if im too small.

Answer 1

Well, here's pretty much a similar answer....but first, Cooperstown? As in New York? My wife and I went there for Paul Molitor's HOF Induction...what an awesome litttle town!!! And so cool that the Seniro class sells dogs and sodas for the class trip at Clark Field!!! I LOVED the toen and the Farmer;'s Museum and the Art Museum (Not to mention the HOF and the Induction ceremony...but I digress....)

No--you're not particularly small, but that's a relative term ("small")...compared to who? What size school are you plyaing at? If it's Coopersotwn NY, I assume small, but it might be a county-wide school, so......

I coached FB at very small schools (past 15 years at a school of 320 students grades 9-12) and you would be around the size of many of my 9th grade RBs....but you'd be small at the school where my wife teaches (but teaches Vocal Music, not Football, hehehe), they have 1600 students.

Guys your size with great speed and hands would play wide receiver for me....thye had to know how to stalk block for sweeps and option on the DB first and foremost....they also would carry in plays for me (that way I could use two or three smaller guys who had earned PT to get into a game pon a regular basis, regardless of size)...

Now, if you have a lot of heart and aren't afraid to stick your nocse in there, you'd also likely be in line to play (perhaps start) at Corner on defense....safety if you didn't like to hit as much, but would still get tot the ball and t\rotate (mostly 3 deep zone coverage--some man but mostly zone ion my schemes)...

Short answer is that if you have heart and are willing to work and hit people and you have a good coach, you'll get plenty of PT.....Two things I can't teach/coach a player are speed and heart!!

Good Luck to you!!!

Answer 2

For a freshmen thats not a bad height to be especially if you're fast and aggressive.. Quite frankly if you were too small to play wide out you would either be a kicker, a field goal holder, or a cb (which is changing to be a taller position so that they can defend passes better when facing a tall WR). But it seems to me that you would be great for a wr, you're small enough to where you may get lost in the defense (meaning they may lose track of you) but if you can catch as well as you say then your QB will definately look your way. Work on routes, footwork, and agility. Also go talk to the COACH asap so that you can begin learning the system which will put you way ahead of many other Freshmen who dont think of doing this.

Answer 3

Size isn't as important to a wide receiver as speed and being able to take a hit. If you can hold onto the ball getting hit by a linebacker when going across the middle don't worry about your size. If you're determined to gain weight try weight lifting. Work on the shoulders and legs mostly. That should let you keep your speed while being able to take a hit.

Answer 4

Size is less important at the high school level. If you can run good routes and catch you will do just fine. Since you are only a freshman there will be other smaller kids like you. You will still grow over the next few years.

Answer 5

Well, it depends on the offense you guys are going to run. But you could be a slot wide receiver no problem. Most db's aren't physical with receiver's on running plays if you are then ur cool to be a reciver

Answer 6

I think you could easily grow into the role. Though you seem like you could be a good sized running back by the time you are a Junior. See players like Reggie Bush and now Percy Harvin and Sam Mcguffie. Guys who are all purpose backs are very valuable at any level.

Answer 7

for high school not at all. you will be short but if you have speed and have hands you can play. but anything after that your praobably to short. but it can happen, santana moss is about 5'8. I was 5'11 180 in high school and i was considered small for a safety.

Answer 8

in highschool teams mostly run zones (ive never seen a man to man main defense-except maybe once when we beat then pretty badly). you may grow another inch if not you could still work it pending on the other players and WRs. if your hands and speed are as good as they may be...it wont matter your height. our #2 wr last year was 5'2 sih (we runa lot and did wr sweeps and such with him...always worked). i dont remeber his passing stats though.

Answer 9

look man my last year of high school our two starting receivers were 5'5" 125lbs and 5'7" 135 and they did great so as long as you have the mind set you can play there and be very good just work hard. trust me i have seen people smaller than you play and be very good.

Answer 10

I think that the previsou guy got it right--if you have heart and guts and a desire to play the game, you'll be fine, even if you may be on the smaller side....get after 'em!