What is a great position for me in football?

Question

I'm 12 and gonna play 7th grade football

my coach recommends me for linebacker or tight end not my football coach but my personal trainer coach

Height: 5"4

Weight: 130lb.

Bench Press: 140 lb.

Speed is decent

weight lifting with leg using thigh muscle: 100 lb.

No experience

Faster than most of my friends

Answer 1

LB or DE is a slam dunk. Strength and speed are your personal biggest assets. You do need put serious emphasis on your agility training through. Sounds like you have a build that might make you ideal for RB in a season or two.

Answer 2

You seem like you would be a good linebacker or tight-end, but there is also a chance of you playing guard or defensive end. It will depend on where the coaches will need you for the team to be the most successful. If you are an aggressive, hard hitting player, I would plan on a lot of defensive time. You might play tight end, but you don't have the height.

Answer 3

You forgot the most important stat in football.  IQ.  A smart player is more affective in certain positions.  However, decent speed is a big negative.  To make it anywhere in football even the biggest of lineman need decent speed.  Stop lifting weights and start doing sprints and ball hanndling/catching drills.  At 12 size and strength mean nothing compared to skills.

Answer 4

Can you catch the ball?

We need the stats on that!   50% of the time;  75% of the time ???

Answer 5

Yur a pretty small guy.about the same size as me and i didnt play football in school.From playing with friends and watching the nfl, size is not that big but sometimes can be a factor.like i said we're pretty much the same size and i played with bigger people and you just got to use yurself in ways that benefit you of being small.in the nfl,most of the time its hard on the little guys but hey some of them can do great things.

Answer 6

if yur faster then all yur ffriends then u should play wide receiver. even if u cant catch youll s***w up defences with that burning speed. i was like you when i was little and now i play senior year starter receiver. may not be the biggest guy but i can outrun anybody that field

Answer 7

bench

Answer 8

did you pad those numbers? i sorta doubt that  you would be 12 and benching 140 but if its true i would go linebacker, T end or D end