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I love basketball but I am too short!
Like REALLY short! I am a 14 year old girl and I want to join the basketball team at my school next year but I am 4'10 in height!!!
I think I am done growing because I got my period when I was 11/12 years old.
But is there still a way to make myself grow taller? Or should I just not join the basketball team next year?
My mom is short but my dad is average height.
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Dont worry about your height you can still be a good basketball player
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As a person who is short and played basketball, I have first-hand experience in this area.
With the possible exception of gymnastics and a few other sports, being short is usually looked at as a liability. However, short athletes everywhere have bucked this trend again and again.
In terms of basketball, athletes like Spud Webb and Muggsy Bogues had long NBA careers. And more relevant to you, Shannon Bobbitt at 5' 2" tall, played in the WNBA as did Debbie Black at 5' 2.5" and Temeka Johnson - 5' 3".
At you're age, it is still quite possible that you will grow a little more. However, if you don't all that means is you might have to work a little harder to achieve your goals but it can be done. the people listed above are living proof.
The bottom line is, if you love basketball, then make your best effort to play. After all, the most important thing is that you enjoy it.
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No, there's no way to make oneself taller. Whatever genetics you got from whichever side of the family determines your height and looks.
As to whether at 4'10 you should join the basketball team, I think you need to check with the coach and see if there is a height restriction. Perhaps in professional basketball teams, you would not be considered but this is a school team we are talking about, right? So it may not be a concern at all. But best to check.
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