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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/data/set2clinical/cj41c071.pdf
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What's really interesting about this chart is that it shows very little difference between 18 and 20 year olds - which pretty much destroys any argument that red-shirting is to blame for mismatches in size among players.  To the contrary, the chart provides a compelling case FOR red shirting.  How so? The chart shows that if boys were 15-16 years old before they began playing varsity sports, the size difference would largely go away.  The problem results from boys who are too YOUNG, not boys who are too OLD.[/quote]

There are only slight height difference between 18 and 20 year old males, but there is the same positive slope for weight gain between 18 and 20 which is material. But we're not debating adult physical maturity here. Without holding back kids are 13-14 as entering freshmen and 17-18 as entering seniors. If boys were 16 before they started playing varsity sports, the size difference is less. If boys were 18 before they started playing varsity sports, the size difference would mostly go away. The problem that results is kids who are 13-14 as entering freshmen are too young to safely compete with kids 5-6 years older. You believe the problem is that families of 13-14 year old freshmen don't get it and need to get on the red-shirting bandwagon? As a practical matter you did completely destroy the argument for red-shirting.

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Positive slope yes, but much steeper slope between 13-15.  So between 18-20 there is about a 10 lb difference for an average boy (about 7% lighter at 18), between 13-15 there is a 25 lb difference (more than 20% lighter). It's up to parents to decide whether to red-shirt or not, but that decision is usually made a very young age.  If your DS turns out to be a 120 lb freshman you'd have to be a special type of idiot to allow him to play varsity. If your DS is a 150 lb freshman he could probably handle it.

Even if you find the CDC charts mystifying, a little common sense goes a long way.[/quote]

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