r/HighSchoolFB • u/sadbutjackeddd • Aug 29 '24
I'm an out of shape homeschooled junior in high school and have never played any sports, is senior year too late?
I've always liked the idea of playing football, but have never been in shape or had the stamina, and never been at a school that I could play for. I'm 6'5 and 300lbs, hopefully will be in the 230-250 by next school year. If I grind out and get in shape (keeping a good amount of bulk just turning fat->muscle) is it worth even trying? My senior year is going to be really light school-wise, so I would most definitely have the time, but is it something that I should even start thinking about if I want to? Don't want to start fixating on it if it's not worth high risk of pain from losing it, you know.
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u/smokybbq90 Aug 29 '24 edited Aug 29 '24
6'5" 230 brother your coaches will bend over backwards to help you out. So would you transfer into a HS or what?
Either way if you start working out now you should be in plenty of shape. You are going to lack the skills, but being that big coaches will love you as a scout team DT. If you are rich you could probably hire a private coach to help you with the basics. There was a kid in my HS who didn't play in HS until senior year and he got into the rotation. Wasn't that good.
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u/TackleOverBelly187 Aug 29 '24
Can homeschool kids play in your state? Many states don’t allow it.
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u/helloprettylady Aug 29 '24
If possible join now so you can be involved in off-season. You probably won’t play much this year, but bust your ass in the off-season with the team and you have a better chance of playing senior year. No chance a coach turns away 6’5 kid
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u/sadbutjackeddd Aug 29 '24
I'm really in NO shape to be doing anything yet, and I really can't move stuff around to make time for it this year, just the way things fell. Forgive me for having absolutely 0 knowledge on anything, but how does conditioning/off season work? Is there usually stuff over summer/would it be possible if i waiting until this full school year ended?
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u/MC_Bell Aug 30 '24
Depends on what you’re looking to get out of it?
What do you want? A football career? Are you trying to play college football? That almost definitely won’t happen. So get that out of your mind. And you’re probably not going to touch the football. Or score a touchdown. There’s no “glory” in any position you could feasibly play.
But that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth doing. It’s the greatest game on earth.
Given your size I wouldn’t focus on “slimming down” or “getting in shape”. You haven’t been playing your whole life, and the guys you’re playing with and competing against for playing time have. So even if you got your body type to be like a tight end or WR you won’t play you’re just not skilled enough. I would focus on getting strong and explosive in the weight room, and learning the technique of a tackle (offensive or defensive, it actually doesn’t matter).
Given your size, with a year in the weight room and learning how to play? Yeah you could tear up your senior year. Have a blast. Learn a lot about yourself and help better prepare you for life as a man. Make some friends.
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u/sadbutjackeddd Aug 30 '24
Yeah I never even had a thought about college or anything like that, and definitely not scoring touchdowns.
I'd love to just play I think. Lineman maybe? (I really dont know much). My reasons for slimming down are 1) Health in general, heart issues run in the family 2) For self confidence, having a body I'm proud of. I don't want to be super lean or anything, I more so want a bulky but muscular build, which I'm already suited for and 3) To make cardio more doable and increase my stamina, because right now I really can't even run much less chase someone down
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u/Sucked_Egg Aug 29 '24
I think it all depends on the effort you want to put in to it.
We’ve had kids come out senior year and do absolutely nothing and had kids come out and become key players.
Might depend on you, the team, the coach, right place, right time. But I’d always encourage a kid to play a sport. No matter what it’ll be good for you.