Originally Posted by Anonymous
Absolutely agree keeping your son back for academic reasons what ever they may be illness, maturity etc.. Are all irrelevant and are just for cause. I have a brother with 4 children and out of them 2 have been held back for the above reasons and he has chosen to do so for academic reasons but on all there teams they play on the level they are supposed to be on they do not play down. Academic and youth sports are entirely different. You as a parent have that option if you think otherwise you are in denial. You say your organization doesn't allow it then change organizations, the coach and organization are not at fault you are for allowing your child to continue playing for them. There not forcing you to stay there. Total BS...


And are his kids playing in age based leagues or grade based? Don't act like he's doing something special if he's just following the rules, just like don't accuse somebody of cheating if they're just following the rules. You have the choice to play on age based teams.