So the on age player that is on an elite team with many holdbacks and double holdbacks, but is a back up should feel grateful that he is behind a holdback on the depth chart?
Yes, you get better in practice, and those other kids are in a league with rules too. You always play against the best possible competition. To worry about the age of the kid ahead of you is a waste of time, as again, you are in a league with rules. You either want to get better over time, or you already want to appear to be the best. In today's generation, this is not popular, but it is fact. Even if there was an exact birth year age group in MS, it wouldn't be realistic, as when you get to HS, you play against all years. Having an age spread is better for the younger kids. This is why the holdback argument is no longer in the threads above 2021. Next year, there will be no mention of this in the 2021.
