Its a tough call. He will play middle school but I am most worried about him being injured and his confidence/psyche. As a goalie a lot of your game is in your head. Most goalies can attest to this. When being barraged by shots you tend to go away from your fundamental form and make saves because you are diving all over the place. This opens you up to getting hit in places you normally wouldnt because when playing in a good system 99% of saves are being made by the stick or your in the right position to block it with the chest protector if not saved by the stick. Slides and squeeze the crease/gle are not even taught or done because of skill level being weak.

He does play on a very strong Club team and he works with great goalie coaches.