2007-07-23 23:18:56 · 24 answers · asked by Chav Princess 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
yes basketball players get taller....... where as football players like me grow bigger in "other" places
2007-07-23 23:58:12 · answer #1 · answered by Sharky Vl 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well it all depends on your age. B'coz at the age of 12 to18 if we play lots of basketball then there are chances that your height may grow upto 2 to 3 inches. There is a good reason behind this b'coz the bones in our limbs are not completely occified, and there are regions in the bones which usually grow fast as you practice or when u play outdoor games.
While playing this game there is lots of stretch done by u on your limbs.
This stretch will increase the height of your bones from inside that will automatically make your legs longer.
Even i am a sport person and my height is 5.9.
So believe me that height can be increased.
But if u r aged and want to increase ur height then it might be a tuff job buddy.
At such situation u can have products available in the market which increases the height. There is a mat like product in the market on which if u walk or usually exercise, then there are certain areas below our feet which are the sences for height.
If those areas are really activated then there may be increase of the height but not much may be of around 1 inch.
So all the best
2007-07-23 23:48:45 · answer #2 · answered by Pooja S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way! you do not get taller by playing basketball im 12 and im 5'3 and i dont play basketball when i was 9 i was a 5'2 and i didnt play basketball
2007-07-24 01:13:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my youngest brother ask me this question when he realised that he was not as tall as the rest of his friends...my advice to you would be the same i gave him years ago...
"playing basketball will not make you taller but holding on to the post for as long as you can for two or three times a week just might do the trick..."
the excercise stretches your arms and body as you
he did grow taller...by about 5inches
2007-07-23 23:25:25 · answer #4 · answered by faris j 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing like that.
You may need to practice more which ultimately lead you to do more physical works like skipping etc.
This is the reason behind this saying.
2007-07-23 23:22:43 · answer #5 · answered by Mohankumar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i played it, it made me grow a few inches but that is it by the stretching trying to get the ball in the net.
2007-07-23 23:23:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
90% of the basketball players can't be long for NO REASON
2007-07-23 23:41:56 · answer #7 · answered by NoxecA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't know but if so I'm definitely taking up the Long Jump!
2007-07-23 23:21:12 · answer #8 · answered by Tiger01204 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...if anything you would be getting shorter due to the compression of your joints from jumping and sprinting.
But seriously..thats genetic.
2007-07-23 23:21:38 · answer #9 · answered by Vindicaire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
na but tall people play basketball so aybe theres something we dont know about.....heh?
2007-07-23 23:22:05 · answer #10 · answered by Kinky Kate 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋