Its carzy, so Igloo or TLI have to play in 6th grade becasue they hav eon ekid on 6th, but other teams who have 2 or 3 kids older then that 6th grader dont. Or if you have a bright kids who skipped a grade the team has to play up? Its idiotic and sham eon suffolk PAL for not changing the rule this year when they voted
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
not true - my son is in school with a 6th grader playing on the 5th grade team.
I have no problem what igloo does because it is within the rules. Parents that have 6th graders born after 8/31/02 are asked to have their kid play for Igloo 5th grade team provided they can make it. Igloo does the same thing with the 4th grade team. Kids that tried out for the 5th grade team that were born after 8/31/03 are moved down to the fourth grade team if they can't make the 5th grade team. This why at tryouts igloo asks for birth certificates. I know for a fact that this is the practice of Igloo. I don't know how many older kids are on either team but I do know spots are available to them.
You may be fine with it but it's breaking the rules. If the were a U11 team the would be OK. If you represent yourself as a 5th grade team it's not OK. Once you have one player in 6th, you should be in a 6th bracket.
