Years ago, everybody knew the kids who played up. Those kids were admired. Those days are long gone.
The best is the parents that claim their kid plays up - when they're just a hold back and are actually playing on age. That always gives me a laugh.
There was an attackman who made varsity in 8th grade a few years ago that even got an article in Newsday. Hold back - whoop-de-do, the kid was older than most freshman. But Newsday bought in and ran with an article about this star 8th grader. Total joke. Worst part is, the kid was a great player. Too bad Mom and Dad had to put a cloud around it with BS hype to boost their own egos.
