New Posts For Thread: Phelps and Bolt - Is this the end of small men in Sports.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30726775/phelps-and-bolt---is-this-the-end-of-small-men-in-sportsBasketball - you are wasting your time there.It used to be if you were too big you could only lumber about. Your weight meant you had bone issues.Like the guy from OO7, JAWS. But now speed and agility is now in guys approaching seven feet in height?SPhelan Hill says nohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30726775/phelps-and-bolt---is-this-the-end-of-small-men-in-sports?post_id=549735787#549735787Phelan Hill says noMon, 22 Aug 2016 09:29:45 -0500This specialisation has been going on in the UK for quite some time.Around 8 years ago the RFU went about trying to identify future rugby stars at 11yo, my son was invited to attend a session as was considered talented. Our feedback was that he scorehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30726775/phelps-and-bolt---is-this-the-end-of-small-men-in-sports?post_id=549734895#549734895This specialisation has been going on in the UK for quite some time.Around 8 years ago the RFU went about trying to identify future rugby stars at 11yo, my son was invited to attend a session as was considered talented. Our feedback was that he scoreMon, 22 Aug 2016 07:10:26 -0500It used to be thought that athletes should have average builds but now it is all about specialisation. Not just height but limb lengths, and look at the hands on Phelps! Long distance runners tend to be shorter as temperature control becomes importanhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30726775/phelps-and-bolt---is-this-the-end-of-small-men-in-sports?post_id=549734087#549734087It used to be thought that athletes should have average builds but now it is all about specialisation. Not just height but limb lengths, and look at the hands on Phelps! Long distance runners tend to be shorter as temperature control becomes importanSun, 21 Aug 2016 23:59:05 -0500The way forward is as it is in Boxing, instead of weight categories we have height catogories. The 1OO metres Freestyle for those under 5ft 7in, 100 metres for White guys under 6ft. Good for the Gold industry more medals needed.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30726775/phelps-and-bolt---is-this-the-end-of-small-men-in-sports?post_id=549733821#549733821The way forward is as it is in Boxing, instead of weight categories we have height catogories. The 1OO metres Freestyle for those under 5ft 7in, 100 metres for White guys under 6ft. Good for the Gold industry more medals needed.Sun, 21 Aug 2016 20:08:30 -0500Basketball - you are wasting your time there.It used to be if you were too big you could only lumber about. Your weight meant you had bone issues.Like the guy from OO7, JAWS. But now speed and agility is now in guys approaching seven feet in height?Shttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30726775/phelps-and-bolt---is-this-the-end-of-small-men-in-sports?post_id=549732949#549732949Basketball - you are wasting your time there.It used to be if you were too big you could only lumber about. Your weight meant you had bone issues.Like the guy from OO7, JAWS. But now speed and agility is now in guys approaching seven feet in height?SSun, 21 Aug 2016 17:13:21 -0500