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[quote=Anonymous]As others have said, it’s puberty/size that makes the biggest impact. Being one of the youngest increases the chance of being one of the kids who grow later. From 6th-9th grades puberty/size is a key factor. By 10th grade or so, things even out- to some degree- for most. There will still be huge kids and small kids but most of the kids in the middle will have physically evened out. The problem is, if you have 2 typical/average sized kids (Kid A) who is 5’8” in 7th grade, and 5’10” in 10th grade vs (Kid B) who is 5’2” in 7th grade, and 5’10” in 10th grade (not at all uncommon scenarios)…kid A will have had a massive advantage and kid B won’t have had the same opportunities (many kids like that end up quitting in frustration before high school). An extra year may have helped kid B to stay in the sport (certainly wouldn’t hurt in any way). It is unfortunate but nothing new. [/quote]
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