Dont mention football in this string. UCYFL has strict age limits, even requiring a 'head shot' of the players to make sure there are no shenanagans. The way it should be.

I just feel bad for the parents of the holdbacks, when in HS and college, as all the growth starts evening out, the parents wonder why Johnny, the star of all his youth teams, is playing behind a kid a grade lower.

I agree with another responder that this pattern will/is having a negative affect on the growth of this sport. This is very evident at the rec levels now. I guess soon there will be clubs for the really good 6 year olds.