Here is the reality....If your 7th grader is brought up to Varsity it means the following 1- She is an All American in the making and will start and be one of the studs on Varsity. 2- She will be a practice body and is just filling a bench spot. 3- Your district's Varsity team is weak and she will get playing time and be a non factor.
I think the decision to pull up a player also greatly depends on the type of player the girl is. Two basic types, one plays a very physical, go to goal, run over a couple defenders, head down to get a shot off. This type of player best have hit their growth spurt if they are going to try to get it done at the varsity level. The other type will beat you with speed and agility, head on a swivel game smarts and relentless hustle, this style does not require the girl to go toe to toe with the older more physically developed player.
