Pretty much nobody cares if you are a reclass besides whiny dads on forums who think there own son is slighted in some way by holdbacks. Kids don’t talk about it, players don’t care, college coaches love it.

See the thing is, either your kid is D1 level talent or they are not. It won’t matter if they play against a kid 1 or 2 years older or younger, they will still stand out. 365 days does not make a huge difference in ability, and it certainly doesn’t affect raw natural talent and athleticism. Coaches are looking for athletes, plain and simple. You are either going to catch a coaches eye or you’re not. Everybody knows who the real athletes are, they are the ones who can be on multiple varsity sports over their high school career, they end up with 8 or more Varsity letters. If your son isn’t athletic, it doesn’t matter who you play against and what their ages are. Stop all the whining, reclassing and different ages in a grade happen at every school across the nation. I have 3 kids, and each will graduate high school at a different age.

My best advice, stop letting this bother you and try to enjoy the time you have with your player. One day, when it comes close to being over, you will wish you focused more on this amazing experience and focused less on other peoples kids. The only kid that should matter in your mind is your own, stop letting others live there rent free.