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Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
[quote=Anonymous]Depends if kid is in puberty. Coaches have to look at true 2019s who might not be at their full potential growth. They can figure out if the kid has more growing to do. My son is only 5'2 at 14 but has not one ounce of hair under his arms. Most boys his age are fully matured already. So I know he has a lot of growing to do and will surpass many kids his age in another 2 to 3 years but unfortunately it will be to late for division 1 lax.

I feel the same way as you my son is the same size and situation. Our only hope is to get that last spot of the 12 at the D1 schools. Which hopefully will open up when an early commit changes his mind at the last second. Good thing is no one is getting a ton of money anyway so first or 12th its still 5% off total cost.


How many true 9th graders, 2001 birthdays, can succeed against 11th graders? I can't understand why college coaches can't see through the playing down types, and why they don't ask to see them against same age competition? It must have to do with the great success the early recruiters UVA, UNC, Hopkins have had, measured by final 4 and national championships.

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Because you are not looking at it objectively, only as a homer dad whose son is not a superstar.

College coaches want the best talent possible per grade. It doesn't matter if the kid is old or young relative to the rest of the people in that recruiting class.

That's it. Period. Accept it and move on or remain bitter.


I can see why I get this response on a Crabs board, but is your 11th grader really better? That's the question. There's no denying that he's bigger because he's older, maybe even looks more athletic against the less developed players he's facing at 2019. But he's done growing. My kid is just starting to grow. Can't the coaches see this?


All other things being equal, a college team of 19-22 year olds is going to be better than a team of 18-21 year olds. Coaches are interested in winning. If they get a better team because their players did a PG year, were held back in kindergarten, or repeated 8th grade it doesn't really matter to them. If your kid is a true stud it won't matter but on the margin an older version of the same player will beat out the younger version of themselves for a spot on a college team just like he is more likely to play as an upperclassman than as an underclassman.