My son is right in the middle of the pack for his school year (if you look at on age "normal" age kids), so he has always been able to hold his own. But it was always frustrating when he would play against kids from other teams who have been held back a year or two, sometimes they would literally just blow right by him! But, this summer (he is 2020 class) things seem to have evened out quite a bit, he has been loving kicking "holdback" butt. Kids he could never handle for the last few years he can now compete with, it has been very fun to watch. I have to admit, that some of the "holdback" kids must be struggling this summer because they don't stand out like they used to!