Being “big” does not automatically make one a great football player.   I know several big young men who are just plain clumsy.  It also takes hard work, discipline and enough brain power to comprehend the plays. 

The kid hasn't hit kindergarten and his father already assumes he will not only top 6 feet but will play football well enough to receive a scholarship?  Has he used his psychic powers to pick lottery numbers to set you up financially for life as well?  Sorry but that is insane.  And yes, elementary school and middle school students need to do work.  Maybe the coaches will twist arms to pass star players along in high school but before that no one is interested in what is happening on the pee-wee community league field.

Especially for athletes. It just takes one nasty fall and the career is over. I dated a guy who's brother was on track for MLB but tripped, fell down the stairs and broke his shoulder. Bye bye major leagues. He's a lawyer now but it was a hard transition for him.

Also, the rapper Afroman had the same problem. Promising football career in high school, got hurt, lost a chance at a scholarship and ended up selling drugs. At least, that's what his songs say. Plus, I know the school he went to. Not terribly big on pushing education.. a lot of my friends transferred to my school for better academics because it was working towards being a law magnet school.

If the charter school has difficulty attracting students, it may keep him for the tuition and just pass him along. But, if they have any standards, they are going to push academics. In either case, kindergarten teachers are not focused on football. They are focused on math and language arts literacy. I can not envision a kindergarten program that takes future football glory into consideration.

Dad needs to think about the future. Even if his son were gifted athletically (football wise), and passed along with poor academics, what does he think will happen after high school. What are the odds of the boy going from high school to pro football? Unless the current rules change zero: Players are ineligible to enter the NFL until three years after their high school class graduates.And contrary to some popular belief, college programs have to have academic standards for college players.

Only about 2% of NCAA players are drafted by a NFL team. That is about 0.09% of high school players.

My dh’s grandson  is 3.  Everyone talks about how he’s going to be a linebacker.   No the poor child is morbidly obese.   Looks like a sumo wrestler.  He’s also very developmentally delayed. Does not talk at all.   He desperately needs help that he is not getting. 

Tell DH to watch the movie or read the book, Friday Night Lights, which was based on a true story.  The star of the team, recruited by many colleges, got injured and had no future in footall or college. 

Poor kid. Not even 5 and his father already has his future all planned out. What happens if he's a 5'6" violin player? Will DH still love him?

This has got to be a joke.

OMG, really?

I have an SD who is 6'2" and an SS who is 6'5". Both got sports scholarships but had to maintain a high average in order to continue to play on the team. Both did well in sports and ok in school. Neither is playing professionally. Non of the kids they played with in HS or Uni are playing professionally.

I also have a nephew who is playing in an elite hockey league. Lots of his team mates, from this league and others he's played in have been drafted to the NHL. At this point 3 or 4 of them are still playing, most of them got sent back down to the minors. One injury, one coach/owner who doesn't like you and you are done. Then in your mid 20s you are suddenly told that you can no longer do the thing you've done since you've been 5 years old. No one is paying your way and you'd better find a way to make money and live. Again, all with no preparation.

Don't give up on your dreams but don't pin all your hopes and dreams and livelyhood on the faint hope that you'll make the big leagues. Less that one percent of players make a living playing sports.

Oh geezeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Dad is delusional.  Just because you're very tall (and how does he know the kid will be 6'6"?) doesn't mean you're athletic or coordinated or have "football intelligence."  He needs to focus on SS's education and insure he becomes a well rounded kid, not just some (maybe!!!!) football prodigy.  FWIW, I have an uncle who is 6'8."  He has a son who is 6'6", a daughter who is 6'2", and a son who is 5'8".  The shorter son was the longest of the 3 at birth and was tall for his age until he was about 10.  I'm sure when he was young everyone thought my cousin would be well over 6 feet tall.  Go figure.

Wow don't even know where to start here. I'm 6' and get asked all the time if I played volleyball ball or basketball. I tell everyone I'm a waste of height. I'm not athletic at all and have never liked sports.

Me ex's mom had the same plan for him and always told him to do the bare minimum to stay in football. He didn't end up qualifying for any schools that had good football programs so she decided he should spend a year at an expensive private school (where I meet him)  and get a scholarship to another school after that. He failed out after the first semester and last I knew was working in a gas station. She set him up for failure.

The kid isn’t even 5 years old and his dad’s already expecting him to get a football scholarship??!! Regardless of his size, maybe he just won’t be interested ins sports at all. Then what? And even if he is, hell still need an education. At most schools, you need to be passing all your classes to be on a sports team. And what about when he’s an adult? 

Wow. I’m sorry but Dad is seriously delusional.

A coworker bragged many years ago that his grandsons (middle school/7th grade) were going to be basketball players.  The coaches at our local university, that is top 25 team year in and out) told the boys they would recruit the boys and the boys would play and be basketball stars one day.   By the time for college, they were not good enough to play D1 basketball and both went to small, local schools and played.

My DD was a top basketball player in our state in high school, scholorship offers were coming from all over the state.  She walked away from ball and concentrated on her education that would make her money for her future.

The point is, its way too early for your DH to worry about college sports.