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423Hurricane

423Hurricane

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I recently had my DNA tested with 23&me. The ancestry results were fascinating. One result was astounding. "Findings indicate superior muscularity consistent with elite athletes." I've always been athletic - excellent hand-eye coordination, played RB and S; CF, 3B, and pitched in LL baseball; great balance and coordination.

After some reflection, I asked myself "with the rapid evolution and development of DNA testing, could it be used in the not too distant future in the recruitment of football players or any other athlete for that matter"?

So now I ask you. Could DNA testing become a factor in recruiting in the future?
 
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LOL...thought you were gonna say your pops is the GS killa!

Good question though, but I don't think they'll ever go that far.
 
In other news, 423Hurricane's actions here just provided the missing piece needed for the FBI to prosecute his Uncle Tommy in a string of unsolved murders spanning several states in the early 1980s.
 
423Hurricane said:
Could DNA testing become a factor in recruiting in the future?
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In a way, DNA already plays a role in recruiting. That's how players like Ray Lewis III and Michael Irvin Jr. ends up with scholarships to The U, when their own fathers knew that their kids were not Miami caliber. Lol.
 
Will said dna test help to decipher if Berrios is fully white, Cuban or PR? Which posters are Edomites and how many Hispanics have played at the U?

That way we could merge a few threads into this one.
 
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I think the extreme vast majority of coaches would rather see athleticism with their own eyes rather than a report saying the person is athletic. Your DNA might impact your balance, vision, quick-twitch athleticism, etc. But it has nothing to do with work ethic, without which you're going nowhere.
 
Cribby said:
Will said dna help to decipher if Berrios is fully white, Cuban or PR? Which posters are Edomites and how many Hispanics have played at the U?

That way we could merge a few threads into this one.
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Was thinking the same thing when I typed this - the Munoz thread!
 
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423Hurricane said:
I recently had my DNA tested with 23&me. The ancestry results were fascinating. One result was astounding. "Findings indicate superior muscularity consistent with elite athletes." I've always been athletic - excellent hand-eye coordination, played RB and S; CF, 3B, and pitched in LL baseball; great balance and coordination.

After some reflection, I asked myself "with the rapid evolution and development of DNA testing, could it be used in the not too distant future in the recruitment of football players or any other athlete for that matter"?

So now I ask you. Could DNA testing become a factor in recruiting in the future?
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Interesting question; however, the only thing I believe DNA testing can be the most accurate on is if you’re going to have heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, etc. Even then, it’s not 100% accurate as some things skips generations.

Regarding a person coming from an athletic background, I don’t think that necessarily constitutes if that off spring will be good. In some cases, yes; but look at MJ’s sons or B Sanders son or Ray Lewis’s son, as examples. Arguably the greatest at their respective sports, but their off springs were good enough to make it to DI programs, and sucked tremendously at the next level.

DNA testing still can’t determine the will, the want, the drive, or practice to be great. Honestly, I’ve slways been of the belief that if a kid’s father was uber talented and great, stay away from the kid. That pressure to constantly be under your father’s shadow is detrimental in most cases.
 
Rellyrell said:
Interesting question; however, the only thing I believe DNA testing can be the most accurate on is if you’re going to have heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, etc. Even then, it’s not 100% accurate as some things skips generations.

Regarding a person coming from an athletic background, I don’t think that necessarily constitutes if that off spring will be good. In some cases, yes; but look at MJ’s sons or B Sanders son or Ray Lewis’s son, as examples. Arguably the greatest at their respective sports, but their off springs were good enough to make it to DI programs, and sucked tremendously at the next level.

DNA testing still can’t determine the will, the want, the drive, or practice to be great. Honestly, I’ve slways been of the belief that if a kid’s father was uber talented and great, stay away from the kid. That pressure to constantly be under your father’s shadow is detrimental in most cases.
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Interestingly enough, I had the medical portion of the test done as well. There are about 25 different maladies that can be screened at this point. I agree about the offspring. Even if the athletic genes were passed down, the drive, determination, and will to succeed would probably not - as noted in your examples.
 
I doubt DNA results become a big factor in recruiting. It might provide a glimpse into potential, but there are too many intangibles and non-quantifiable skills involved for it to serve as a reliable prediction tool for athletic success. Just look at the Cansecos - Jose was a stud athlete while Ozzie, his twin brother, has the same DNA, took the same roids, and was nowhere near the same ballplayer.
 
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The DNA data as it relates to athletic success is not even close to being predictive. It’s basically useless.

What’s useful about DNA data now is tracing your ancestry in a general way, although it’s not 100% pinpoint accurate, and for well established diseases and conditions that have genetic markers, as well as predispositions to other conditions and/or other diseases, like your potential for obesity, heart disease, diabetes, etc.
 
DNA testing is just another tracking device to keep people on the grid.... Enjoy your leash.
 
DNA testing as a determinate of success? We don't need to look any further than our families or those of our neighbors.

Same DNA, parents & family upbringing, similar experiences and environment = ????

It's still a hit or miss proposition.

Maybe all are successes......but there are always different degrees of success
 
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