anyone have to deal with this? the school program is putting together a u13 summer team this year.the coaches are holding open tryouts.the 6th grade boys are not invited to the tryouts.the team will be filled with 7/8 grade boys.regardless of age.coaches say 6th grade boys are not ready to play at u13 since all teams dont follow age rules so he will be filling a team with boys who are u15 age. many of the 6th grade already play on u13 travel.they would like the chance to play for school but cant. next year when they can tryout they will be n a u13 team with u15 boys. do all schools do it this way?
No , most schools follow the rules, for a coach to openly tell you that he plans on playing 8th graders on a u13team is sad. My sons team is made up of all 6th graders and for them have to play against 8th graders is dangerous and should not be allowed under any circumstance. The honest 6th grade teams have a hard enough time in u13 against 7th graders but to force them to play against kidso 2 1/2 years older seems weird. The parents of those 8th graders need to reign in this coach and let him know that sanctioned cheating is not the lesson he should be teaching the athletes in his care. Rising JV players should never face pre middle school players.
