Originally Posted by MAR2026
I have to agree with the holding back idea being ludicrous. My son plays on age. His club team is ALL on age and continuously ranked in the top 2-3 in the country. Holding your son ( or daughter) back so they can be a stud with lower kids is a joke. Mine has played "up" a few times in the last few years and could hold his own no problem. So which kid is doing better? The re-classed down kid, or the one who can play up?

Dead horse is back. Take it to the holdback page, someone might care. And yes, my 2028 kid is younger than yours. Still 11. Very few of them with only a few months to go till he’d be a 2029 on age