Originally Posted by
aclinjury
if you're 50 and you're thinking about trying out basketball at the local YMCA, don't! You'll get your ass thrown around like a rag, and then only to get knee pain down the road. Stick to cycling.
It depends, you gotta play with your peers, not guys much younger than you. I'm 70 and I play with a group of guys mostly in their 70s, a couple of them are in their 60s but a couple of them are in their 80s. Half court is plenty for us. A couple of guys can get a good 6 - 8 inches off the ground.
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