Originally Posted by Anonymous
AT, the recent UNC committ was a decent player at the 2016 level. Since he had a "late birthday", August 1998, parents decided to have him go to a private school for a year after 8th grade so now he is a 2017 player. No way to view it other than as gaming the system. The fact that so many parents do it doesn't make it right.


oh so correct. That is absolutely gaming the system. If you knew when he was 5 he was younger and could not handle it and you held him back to start his educational career a year later I can live with that. Holding back a child in after 2nd grade for non educational issues is gaming the system.

That being said, if I had the means I would do the same. Because we are trying to get the best for our kids, but how do his friends see him after doing this. How is the reaction of the close family and friends.