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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The sad thing is this issue will be argued over without anything changing until a kid is seriously injured or worse. [/quote]

This is true because one or more people are using DCUM to work out their own issues by, among other things, trying to de-legitimize the accomplishments of high school student athletes. As a community we should celebrate our young people, but some just don't see it that way.[/quote]

That is an idiotic and ignorant way of putting it. As a parent, I don't care one bit about whose kid makes varsity or gets some other award. That isn't the point at all. As a parent I am frankly horrified by the concept that my 8th grade son who turned 13 this week could potentially be playing against 19 year olds in 15 months as a just turned 14 year old. He is normal size and weight for his age, but that does nothing to lessen my concerns. The IAC and WCAC should consider a rule to mandate all freshman play junior varsity for two reasons. 1. Keep 9th graders safe. I should not be obliged as a parent to repeat our son one grade so that he will be more physically mature or take this risk with our child. 2. Take away the reward system for having held back 9th graders run varsity.

If the school conferences had the guts to do this, it reduces the both the risks to the kids and the rewards for this celebration of holding back grades to they can be recruited or committed as 9th graders. Being a 9th grade commit in lacrosse is a goal for a very small minority of kids who play, and is also only realistic for 2% or less of these kids to aspire to. The other 98%+ deserve a fair and safe school sport for their kids. Anyone have a huge problem with that? Or is this only about parents like me being jealous? I honestly think it will take a kid getting killed on the field to stop this out of control train. Thank god as someone noted earlier that they can't play sports as 20 year old seniors. [/quote]

There is no data to support the premise that restrictions on age eliminate the challenge of disparate size.  You can address that challenge directly through weight/size classification if you want to.[/quote]

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