Originally Posted by Anonymous
I have two other boys in elementary school and I would like to see this nonsense stop before they get to high school.

It's not high school where this is really a problem, which is why it's so silly that we're grade based in youth (elem/middle school). High school is the great equalizer in that regard. If you're that good, you'll play varsity as a 9th grader no matter your age.

The problem is really middle school, particularly 8th grade where you have kids who have just been re-classed (after being held back as a pre-first and are therefore two years older than grade) that are 6-4 225lb driving themselves to games playing against on-age kids that haven't hit puberty yet.

It's not even that bad in elementary school as the kids haven't learned to play that physical yet... the spread in size is much greater when you have older-than-grade kids who have hit puberty playing against on-age kids that haven't.

It's only going to change when someone in that situation gets hurt and there's a giant lawsuit.