And the majority do care. And if you think there will not be more and more kids heldback for Lacrosse, you are fooling yourself. Majority of coaches I know who have children in MIAA schools have held their child back regardless of birth month. They know the drill.
So if my kid did pre-first and is in 3rd grade, I should sign him up for 4th grade team? Why again? Everyone in his grade plays in the 3rd grade bracket, because, I suppose, they are in the 3rd grade. Under your scenario, when he gets to the 8th grade, should he play 8th grade for a second time, play in the HS bracket in 8th grade, or do the 9th grade bracket twice eventually, and for the first time play with his actual classmates? As an aside, if he ever gets good at the sport, which year would you have the opposition's parents most appropriately start complaining about his nefarious dealings as a 6 year old, when he manipulated his school's administrators into letting him do prefirst?
No in years pass and in most YOUTH sports you should sign him up for his age group he is assigned. But not in Maryland where youth lacrosse has been taken over by MIAA prefirst mentality. Or do you think that you should get a special pass for your child and all other child held back. Do you think only your child should go to head of the age group?? Do you think that all the others children born exact same day as your child should have to play in their assigned age group while your child gets to skip to the front.
And your straw-man poor child has to play 8th grade twice is garbage. When you play for your school team MS or HS, you play in your grade. HS club teams have always been grade based, and youth club teams up to 14 has always been age... Pretty simple concept, except to parents who want their child and only their child to get an advantage in YOUTH sports other parents do not get. You want to have your prefirst child be the oldest in youth sports. Why not let anyone that wants to play down do it?? why just your child?? When did youth sports be about carving out special groups to give them an advantage??
And your other straw-man about school manipulations etc of a 6 year old are garbage to. No one cares why or what the reason you decide to hold your child back and do prefirst or any grade. Every parent should do what is best for their child. But holding your child back doesnt give you a special right in YOUTH sports.
