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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

Wrestling sounds pretty good. If he doesn't excel, he would still have learned something. Wrestling/wrestlers requires what may be the best conditioning in any sport. Plus, his physical conditioning & coordination from dance might be a plus. I don't know now days about the learning curve. One of my best friends in HS signed up to be the manager for the wrestling team. One day early into the season, his coach suggested he give it a try. He did and ended up winning the State championship for the 156 lb. weight class. But that was a long time ago. Maybe wrestling has developed with a lot more technical moves now days. To win in a sport like that takes a pretty decent amount of individual competitiveness and ability to be aggressive. I also liked the suggestion of trying out for cheer leading. Seems like it might be a good fit and a good thing to put on university and job applications. I didn't think much about it but later on found out on some applications, listing being a team captain gave some scoring in the leadership category.

This really illustrates a great point - a great athlete that is well suited for a certain sport will excel, even without experience. It's like the guys that are discovered internationally and recruited to play a sport that they've never even heard of, yet after two years of D1 college ball they are starting in the pros. Seems like the NBA has a lot of those stories. I believe Joel Embiid from KU had played basketball for a whopping two years before he became a starter at KU as a freshman, and is now moving on to be an NBA first round draft pick. Crazy.....