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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would love to see the date moved to August 1st![/quote]

That just causes the opposite "problem". Kids who are 8 for the entire season now swim in the 9/10 age group. Is that really better?[/quote]

It’s not better.  It’s the way our kid’s other sport is done and there are not quite 13 year olds playing in the national champs against boys that have hit puberty and are nearly 16. They ride the bench a lot in that age group.[/quote]

Playing, are you taking about swimming?  There needs to be a cut off.  Why August 1st? [/quote]

No i said I was talking about our other kid’s sport.  I don’t know why it’s August first, but it is.  And the championships are in July.  The bonus is that the summer birthday boys get to play an extra season as 18 year olds so it helps with college recruiting.  Another reason to redshirt your summer boys![/quote]

Not everyone cares about recruiting for college.  I have a child with a fall birthday so they can swim the summer before college.  However, I don't want them to be recruited for college nor would I support them doing swim competitively for college as I want them to have a normal college experience and focus on their education.  Its not like most of these kids will swim after college.[/quote]

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