Forget about the issue of "relassing" for a second, which should not have hit 2021 yet.
Obviously, it stinks for NY teams how almost all strong single-year teams from outside NY are loaded with kids that started kindergarten late, i.e., older than 9/1.
I'd say it matters more for 2021's now than any other year. Many boys start puberty around 12-13.
If you compare a 9/1 or 12/1 compliant 2021 team that was formed back in, say, 4th grade based on skill and athleticism to a team formed in 2015 based on who is hitting puberty early and loaded with pre-9/1 kids, you end up with huge size differences on the field. This is really more of an observation than a complaint, but it is hard to blame a LI 2021 team from trying to add some size (and I have no idea if this describes Igloo) when competing nationally.
