Short AND Tall is all about player selection.

This review suggests that of three "A's," Ability, Availability and "Attribute," two of them, Ability and Availabily, are the foundation of Short AND Tall. Tallness procedures reduce the three "A's" to two. Attribute is ruled out as an individual qualification.

To begin, fine-tune your concept of Ability. Isolate it from the "dimensions" of weight and height. They are Attributes. Treat them as tendencies bestowed at birth. Consider swimming, running or biking. They are basic. No Attribute limits athletic participation. Ability and Availability rule the finish lines. Likewise in Short AND Tall, Ability and Availability decide who will play or not play. You show up and perform well, you made the team. That's it.

The weight Attribute is handled nicely in many activities by divisions. Boxing and wrestling can't do without poundage brackets. Plus specialties: For example, a college football 177-pound league.

Splitting the basketball Attribute to create say, a men's 6:03 or 6:04 division, rejects "hoops for all." Short AND Tall excludes no one.

A fourth "A'" - Asset - adds to the philosophical argument, if you will tolerate more, on behalf of the crucial point that Ability (hoopability) is the heart and soul of Short AND Tall. To wit:

In Short AND Tall squad formation, the Attribute (player height) is converted from an individuial Asset into a squad Asset. No longer a qualification for individual selection, this height Asset is evenly distributed by the five-unit tallness allowance. Only Ability and Availabiity remain individual Assets.

Hoops for All, Thanks to the Wall
Simple Procedure, Easy Steps

Hoopability