I have a HS aged child and this conversation is still going on in those threads.....and at that point why does it matter as they are already playing with older/younger kids, etc? Coach your kid up, get him into strength and speed training. I have seen holdbacks that haven't hit puberty that are smaller and slower than the on-age kids. It may irritate you now, but I am telling you it all evens out (pretty much) by the end. You are all getting worked up about something you have no control over.

I like BOTC to hear about who is playing in what tournies, clubs merging and the various gossip around daddy-ball coaching etc. The holdback stuff is exhausting.

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