Unfortunately the 2017 will be starting HS in the fall and will attend JV and varsity level games and this becomes a bit more muted for them, this needs to be a driving force on all the younger level forums. 2022 to 2018
I am curious to the fact for "anyone in the know". Did you start you child late in school (held them back) but currently say your child is "playing up" in grade, although you know the "playing up" is really where they are supposed to be playing in the first place.
This conversation happened on the sidelines of a 2019 game.
Dad x - "Did you know "little Johnny" is playing up, so you could imagine how good he is when he plays with is own grade!!!
Dad y - You do realize the boy he is playing against is my son 3 weeks younger than your son and in the right grade.
Dad x - Wow didn't know that, you should hold him back in 8th grade, he would be a stud in HS.
Agreed also by high school most of the boys are done growing. The size difference between a 12 and 13 year old will be much greater compared to a 16 to 17 year old. Having age appropriate tournaments with birth certificate proof will stop all of the nonsense with parents holding a child back or different school starts that vary from state to state. This would work as it does in many other sports I.E. hockey .
