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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does it really fool anyone?  Obviously it benefits a team for a year or two, and the player has slightly better film, but doesn’t everyone catch up in growth by high school?  And aren’t colleges smart enough to figure this out?  We know one kid who reclassified who was already on older side of his grade and has a twin who is now a grade ahead.[/quote]

This isn’t complicated and shouldn’t fool anyone. There are huge physical differences, not to mention maturity benefits, for young men btw 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 that translate into increased success on the high school field of play and college recruiting. It’s undeniable, which is why people do it. Does the athletic advantage diminish over time? Absolutely. There are minimal differences besides talent btw a 21 or 22 yr old. But if reclassifying in HS means your son gets a an athletic scholarship or gets admitted to a a highly ranked academic school he otherwise wouldn’t get into, then it’s absolutely worth it.

Totally different conversation when it comes to fairness in athletic competition btw schools that are loaded with reclassified players and those that are not. In the DMV, the public’s don’t allow reclassifying and only a few private school leagues do. The leagues and schools that allow reclassifying stockpile talent and dominate. 
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There are minimal scholarships for boy’s lacrosse, perhaps it makes more sense for a football player.  The player I referenced above isn’t on the list oftop2023 recruits (where he plays now) but I see two Baltimore players who are in their natural age group.[/quote]

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