How will the holdbacks every get better if they consistently play with younger kids and then go to college and all of a sudden they are playing older players? It would seem to me, that the holdbacks are putting themselves at a disadvantage when it most counts. Nothing like waiting until you get to your first college practice to play with the big boys. The logic is very flawed- talent rises and players continue to play up and challenge oneself. The weaker play down and stay down. Coaches and players alike will see this when the holdbacks end up being very average in college. Athletes should challenge themselves at all times- it is what makes a player grow.
Who cares what happens in college? The point of a holdback is to GET INTO a college you couldn't otherwise get into. Mission accomplished if it works. What happens once you're there is irrelevant.
Really- that's your goal? How about studying and spending money on a tutor if your kid doesn't care about riding the bench in college. Academics will get you a lot farther than leaving back your kid in the long run. Pathetic and desperate, but not everyone can be smart and talented so you got to do what you got to do - right?
