What kind of athlete were you as a kid?

[Francisco]

Had a family gathering today, and my mom brought me some old papers she found from 1994-1995... the stats of the little league baseball teams I played on those years. One of the parents was obsessed with keeping track, and he gave us all a printout at the end of each year.

I had some recollection of my stats (absurdly high OBP/SB, no power), but didn't think I was very good overall. I couldn't pitch, couldn't field AT ALL, and everything I hit stayed less than 5 feet off the ground.

Looking back on my stats, and calculating some of the "newer", more used ones (OBP, SLG, OPS), I discovered I was actually a very valuable offensive player.

1994:
15 hits / 36 at bats
13 runs / 7 RBI
5 doubles, no triples, no HR
17 walks, 5 strikeouts
7 stolen bases
.417 BA, .603 OBP, .556 SLG, 1.159 OPS

Very solid year, but I was one of the older kids on the team.

The problem I had the next year, is my age forced me up to the next level of little league, so I was facing players who have had growth spurts, were a year older than me, and suddenly fastballs were a lot faster. I was 13, but probably about 4 feet, 6 inches. I struggled against the older pitchers during our practice games, but always managed to have a good eye. My coach told me to use my height to my advantage, and stay low. The season that followed:

1995:
0 hits, 4 at bats
29 runs / 0 RBI
47 walks / 2 strikeouts (ROFL)
26 stolen bases
.000 BA, .922 OBP, .000 SLG, .922 OPS

Pitchers fucking hated me for it, but it got the job done. In all fairness, I gave a good amount of runs back with my shitty fielding. It was awful to the point where I'd play RF, and if a LHH came up, they'd shift the LFer to CF, and the CF to RF, and just have me guard the deep RF corner, leaving a huge gap in LF. I simply couldn't track a fly ball. I was slightly below average at 2B and SS, but didn't fit in there, since our players were exceptional at those positions.

In the championship game, I came in as a pinch hitter, walked on four pitches, stole second and third, then came in on a sacrifice bunt. We won 2-1.

For the two years combined, I had a Pujols-esque 1.260 OPS.

In other ventures, I tried, and failed, hockey. I stayed away from football, because the practices seemed like way too much commitment.

Beyond that, I just stayed the fuck away and played kick ball, Nintendo and Hide and Seek.

[Siniroth]

I don't have any fancy stats, but I was fastest sprinter in school till grade 7 (fuck you jimmy) and I've always been decent at soccer, probably could be pretty good if I bothered practicing and playing on a team and working at it

[Rhyis.]

Was a Judo brown belt in my teens, and was on a few soccer and volleyball teams. Was decent enough. I was actually mentioned in my towns major newspaper because I scored 8 goals in one game (soccer). Still have the clipping.

[arus2001]

I guess I was kinda well-rounded, with a tendency toward defense if the sport had one in that way. Never enough to stand out, rarely first-picked, but not terribad or clumsy. Though, freshman year I blew out my knee in pre-season football and junior year I knotted up my back pretty good to the point where I couldn't play for three weeks or so. Still remember the hit that set that all off, too.

[Galkaeater]

played football (soccer) for a team as a younger kid but stoped when I got to my teens since I wasn't 'that' good at it though still played it for fun
med - Long distance running was one of my strengths did 400m for my school and was asked numurous times to reprosent them in cross country Though I refused not sure why I did probably because I couldn't be assed.
How ever not done much sports of athletics since leaving school.

[jimbobsonofgod]

I was the scrawny white kid they picked last after the last picked fat kid in dodge ball.

[Kajii]

Absolutely dominated at hockey. It was pretty awesome since I was the only non-white kid there. lol

I played it for about five years, but got bored of it and just quit one day. Basketball has always been my favorite sport that I wanted to excel at, I just happened to be good at hockey for whatever reason... I think Might Ducks movie is what got me interested. You guys remember that "Triple Deke" move? Shit worked.

I think I stopped around the time I went to the 7th grade and it was all skateboarding from then on...

These days my main sports are basketball and snowboarding with some skateboarding during the snowboard off season... In the process of building a down rail on some astro turf in my backyard though so I can still practice until October comes around. lol

edit: Also trying to get some track time in with the car, but I've only been able to go once... That shit is expensive, and since I'm trying to save up for a house I don't have that much money to spare. For now, at least.

[Acturus]

I did a lot of YMCA soccer and about 5 years of little league baseball.

In high school, I was varsity tennis all four years, and I swam all four years, including ranking at the state level for my division the last two.

Why I ever stopped, I'll never know.

[Jinn]

sorry again T__ T

[Jinn]

sorry T_T

[Jinn]

That's kinda cool that the one parent had all the old stats from your old baseball days.

When I was younger parents put me in soccer and tee-ball, only thing I ever remember was getting different colored stars and soccer ball shaped patches that one of the team moms used to sew onto our uniforms. Blue stars we're assists, gold/yellow stars were defensive blocks, Red stars we're for cool passes or something and goals we're the soccer balls. I remember having shit load of Blue and Red stars on my uniform. Think I ended my soccer days in 6th going into 7th grade.

While going through all the Soccer age brackets I also went through the Baseball ones. Took baseball a few years further though. I don't remember being that great at offense but I was damn good at defense. Diving catches, Jumping 10ft off the ground to catch line drives... ya know... All that was going well till I took a line drive to the face and broke my nose :/ Don't know what changed after that, fear of the ball perhaps but I stopped playing baseball after that.

Now I just golf and get the friends/whoever together to some deathmatch dodgeball

edit: whoa triple post, BG breaking for anyone else?

[Penthesilea]

I wasn't very good at baseball (despite having a decent pedigre - my grandfather threw a perfect game in the minors and a few no-nos) mostly because I refused to wear my glasses.

The only thing that really stands out in my career was when I was in 6th grade my grandfather was in the hospital pretty much dead. My dad walks up to me and said "Hit a homerun for Poppy". And I did. I was crying as I rounded the bases.

[Penthesilea]

I wasn't very good at baseball (despite having a decent pedigre - my grandfather threw a perfect game in the minors and a few no-nos) mostly because I refused to wear my glasses.

The only thing that really stands out in my career was when I was in 6th grade my grandfather was in the hospital pretty much dead. My dad walks up to me and said "Hit a homerun for Poppy". And I did. I was crying as I rounded the bases.

[Penthesilea]

I wasn't very good at baseball (despite having a decent pedigre - my grandfather threw a perfect game in the minors and a few no-nos) mostly because I refused to wear my glasses.

The only thing that really stands out in my career was when I was in 6th grade my grandfather was in the hospital pretty much dead. My dad walks up to me and said "Hit a homerun for Poppy". And I did. I was crying as I rounded the bases.

[Penthesilea]

I wasn't very good at baseball (despite having a decent pedigre - my grandfather threw a perfect game in the minors and a few no-nos) mostly because I refused to wear my glasses.

The only thing that really stands out in my career was when I was in 6th grade my grandfather was in the hospital pretty much dead. My dad walks up to me and said "Hit a homerun for Poppy". And I did. I was crying as I rounded the bases.

[Penthesilea]

Need some help in here, dunno what happened.

[Kajii]

BG messing up tonight, wouldn't let me edit my post

[Khamsin]

I played soccer (soccer) for a community team when I was little, and tennis in high school, but was only JV.

[bechyni]

I played soccer from age 5 to about 8ish. Started playing baseball from about 8 to when I was 15 I think (rec league). Played football throughout middle school and my first year of high school. Basketball is pretty much my favorite sports though. Played it in rec league until I got to high school where I played all 4 years.

[Tythera]

I've always been generally pretty good at things just picking it up, probably better than two thirds of people just starting, but it seems like I then get better slower than other people

I did basketball till about 11 when everyone was finally getting better quicker than I was

I was in a roller hockey league from 13-15, I was good at this for never previously playing hockey (had mid 40s goals in three 10 game seasons, but lol roller hockey)

Since then I've not been in anything organized