Soccer @ Oak Sq Y, Feb 12-- we tie Wheaton College (MA) top 0.3% in their age group in soccer types

This evening (February 12), at the Oak Square Y, my soccer team played a team that had about four players in their twenties, who used to play varsity soccer for Wheaton College in Massachusetts. Don't remember the score, but we were basically even. It was a close 40-minute game.

That means we were basically even with a team whose players rank in about the top 0.3% (less than one percent) in terms of soccer excellence amongst males of their age group (see note below). And that is with regards to a sport, soccer, that players of average height excel in.

By way of contrast, despite the fact that in 2008, amongst US males aged 20-29, 59% were below 5' 10", 98% were below 6'3", and 100% were below 6'4", in 2008 the average height of a National Basketball Association player was 6'7".

I realize such could be construed as a kind of swipe at basketball. But there are mitigating circumstances. When I was a boy, Brent Cawelti and Andrew Stern both lived in apartments in a six apartment building I lived in. We were like brothers. We played ping pong in the basement. I loved it. But then Brent and Andrew, began spending all their time running around with Rod Thompson, playing basketball. The three of them were all tall. And I, who am of average height was left out.

Note explaining how Wheaton College Varsity soccer players are in about the top 0.4% in their age group when it comes to Soccer

In 2010, 11,304K US males were aged 15, 16, 17, 18, or 19; 11014K US males were 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24. Hence I estimate that 8928K US males were college-age in the sense of being between 18-21 years of age. About 3660K of these college-age males were enrolled in college. Wheaton College ranked at #636 amongst college soccer teams; assuming 20 players per team, one could say Wheaton College (MA) players are amongst the top 12.7K out of 3660K male college students, meaning in the top 0.35% amongst college males in soccer. Assuming the college-age males who do not go to college are as good as the college-age males who do go to college, a Wheaton College varsity soccer player ranks (approx) in the top 0.35% in his age-group in soccer.