Everyone will talk about a player that played up and made it. No one talks about a holdback (for athletic reasons) because it’s embarrassing to that said player and their family. How would that come across ESPN.
1/3 of these kids fail the eye test. Exactly why these youth games were not on ESPN, they are not interested in joining the hold back scenario.
What would happen if 11 yo little Timmy got trucked by 14 yo big Tex and there is a 30 min injury time out on TV? You think it would speed up the age verification process?
Yes, exactly why the games are not on ESPN…giggling.
One team that won the championship televised on ESPN has appx 20 kids that have reclassified that I know of and 3 that are double.
Referencing an above poster, do you ever wonder why Ivy’s and other top academic schools even allow reclassed kids? Why take a kid who had to repeat a grade to get to this level rather than the kid who skipped a grade? Because no one cares. Except BOTC daddies.
