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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m talking about sports organized by grade not age (baseball/soccer are by age). How did your kids do in sports as they got older if they are in the bottom quarter of age for their grade? [/quote]

What sports are organized by grade and not age that are played at a competitive level?

Basketball and hockey are also age-based.  I guess Football is the only sport left where it's by grade...but of course, many kids re-class in 8th grade to be older in high school.[/quote]

In our area 
basketball (even select) 
pop football 
flag football 
lacrosse

All more popular than soccer. [/quote]

Other than actual football...once you decide to play competitively, LAX and basketball are organized by age.  You don't play on a 9th grade AAU basketball team, you play on a 15U AAU basketball team.[/quote]

In our state it’s by grade all the way through. [/quote]

AAU is a national organization and it's still really age determinant.  For the most part, they allow re-classed older kids to play at their grade level, even though they may be one year older.

So, an 18 year old junior can play on a 17u team which is the traditional age for HS juniors.  There is a birthday cutoff so it doesn't get too crazy.

I don't understand any comment like "in our state"...because if you play at a very high level you are competing nationally.[/quote]

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