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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]God, what a bunch of whiners. There has to be a cutoff date. Good for some, bad for others. Oh well.[/quote]
It’s so true there will be complaining either way but which complaint has more merit: there is a 13 year old competing against 11-12 year olds or there is a 13 year old who is competing against 13-14 year olds? [/quote]

But this falls apart upon any close analysis.

Yes, an 11 year old might compete against a 13 year old. But not a just-turned 11 year old (who would wind up competing against younger kids). And the 13 yr old is a just-turned 13 yr old. So the idea that this is some massive age difference is silly. It's not. It's around 18 months. Just like if you aged up the kid on their birthday, they could be a just-turned 13 yr old competing against kids who are almost 15. Again -- about 18 months.

Meaning it doesn't matter. It's arbitrary and either way, you'll have kids who are 18+ months apart competing against each other. It will feel a little unfair to the younger kid and a little advantageous for the older kid (in some cases, plenty of kids are big or small for their age so it's not actually that clear cut), but it's not a huge deal. And it happens no matter where the cut offs are.[/quote]

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