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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Read the Outliers if you haven't already. The author and the studies showed the positive impact of being one of the oldest for sports (the book talked about hockey). My bday is in Dec. and I was always one of the oldest in the class. My DD's bday is also in Dec. and she was just in the middle of the back for age (several summer bday kids were held back). I do think the older kids have an advantage for reading readiness and athletic performance.[/quote] Wasn't the Outliers book about PROFESSIONAL athletes? Let's face it, folks (or at least those with a firm grip on reality), the vast majority of our kids are not going to be that great at sports. A few might win scholarships for college, a very, very few might go beyond that, but I'll bet the mortgage on my upper NW home that 99% of us have kids who will not be Olympic-caliber athletes. Also, studies show that any academic advantage of red-shirting ends well before kids get to high school.[/quote]
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