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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This varies sport to sport.  You need to name the sport.  I have a July birthday who went on time.  He is right in the middle for soccer where they play by birth year, the very youngest in lacrosse where they play by grade, and every other year he’s the very oldest in summer swim.

If he made All Star he is doing fine.  It’s more important that he learns to hustle than that he “shines” at this age.[/quote]

Yes he did make All Star. So for instance he’s consistently making the try outs to play with the kids held back in his grade so he’s playing with kids who are also athletic but lap him about 11 months. He’s not quite as good and makes comments because all things equal if you take an athletic 7 year old next to an athletic 8 year old who is going to be better? He doesn’t really understand the age thing, he just sees himself as not as good as his peers who are the kids in his grade that he knows and tends to play with. Soccer is done by grade as well in our area at this age. 
Is it a club soccer you’re doing? [/quote]

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