Our schools policy was quiet for years until some YJ parents brought it back to forefront with petitions for 7th and 8th graders to play varsity The parents thought the kids should be up because they have a bumper sticker.
I understand the call ups for roster need and ability but because you are a YJ?
A core contributer of a YJ blue or TG black team is a far cry from a lower 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th team player. 90% of YJ or tg or whatever travel club should not be pulled up. Many of the non travel kids are better than club kids on the lower teams. You also have issues with club directors telling kids and parents that their 7-8th grader should be playing varsity. Even read that recently I think on the TG thread. Guy above only had it half right, some town and districts do not have a good connection to the SCGL league and do not know what is coming down the pipes. Some of the town coaches and directors are the same exact people pressuring the varsity coaches and AD with their own kids and agendas.
My kid plays on one of the "Top Clubs" whatever that means, and I am very comfortable with her ability to compete with the girls her age. In any of the top districts it is rare for a 7th or 8th grader to be an impact player on Varsity. My kids time will come whenever that is. I am not sure when all of this "get pulled up early" stuff started but it is IMO not in the best interest of the kids or the Varsity program as a whole. It is merely to satisfy the egos of the parents that want to see their kid on Varsity even if it is only to be a practice body. The call will come when the time is right. Till then keep your daughter focused on what she needs to do for herself to keep improving . I want my kid on Varsity when the time is right for her to make a difference on the field not from the sidelines filling a roster spot. If that is in 8th, 9th, or 10th grade time will tell.
Forget the 7th or 8th grader playing Varsity most times a worthy 9th or 10th Grader has 11th and 12th grade parents complaining.
