Reply to Divisionals really shows why the unfair birthday rule matters

Forum Index » Swimming and Diving

Reply to "Divisionals really shows why the unfair birthday rule matters "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There has to be a cutoff date.  Whatever it is, there is going to be someone who is the oldest in the group and someone who is the youngest. My kids have May and March birthdays so they are always amongst the youngest swimmers in their age group.  It kind of stinks but what can you do?  [b]I was happy to learn that my 7 year old with a March birthday would be evaluated at a 7 year old in RMSC tryouts- for once he finally has an advantage! An acquaintance whose son has a September birthday was pissed he was being evaluated as an 8 year old.[/b]  My view is he is finally the slightly disadvantaged one after always having the advantage of being the oldest - deal with it! [/quote]

This totally makes sense.  Your 7 year old will be 7 throughout the short course season.  Your friend's kid will be 8 throughout the short course season.  How does RMSC handle the kids who age up during the short course season (September - March)?[/quote]

RMSC uses December 6 as the cutoff for minis vs non minis - if your kid turns 9 before December 6 they are not eligible for a minis slot.

http://rmscswimming.com/rmsc-20242025-season-tryout-information-montgomery-county-sites-copy

Most clubs have a similar age cutoff date. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics