Originally Posted by Anonymous
Understandable when you held him back for academic reasons and/or social reasons but why do you think it's fair he could be over a year older than kids he's playing against. For sports he should play with kids his own age. Size doesn't matter for academics but it DOES matter for sports. September is definitely fair! That allows kids a 3 month grace period who are held back. That's more than fair.


First year playing - he is doing it with his three of his best friends from his grade, two of whom are only 3 months younger. Just figuring it all out. Unlike some people, I did not start travel in pre-k! And unlike what some people think, not all "holdbacks" are done for athletic reasons.

All good! Next year will be trying out for the grade up.