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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Premier League sides have been experimenting with this as they don't want to miss out on talented kids simply because they haven't grown as much as their peers, yet.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/dec/19/biobanding-scientists-skinny-kids-sporting-superstars

From our own experiences, our top player at U11 had a hard time at U12 when they went to a larger field and some of the kids had already hit puberty. The extra space and distance advantaged some kids more than others. Once he hit his growth spurt he was back in his main role once again, but for a year or so it was pretty tough.

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So imagine what it is like for the kids who don’t hit that growth spurt for 2, 3, or even 4 years.  They are on the bench and many drop out.[/quote]

Yep. My kid is just going through his growth spurt just now at 14 (U15).  We had to move around to keep him on teams that looked beyond physical size.

We definitely saw teammates that had a huge growth spurt early benefit from it, regardless of skill.  We saw one kid jump from 4th team to DA after the summer and 6+ inches.  We also saw some truly talented kids that were able to hang in regardless of size—but most were eclipsed or overlooked.

Btw, U12 is VERY early for that kind of growth spurt in boys.  Most of the boys on my younger son’s team/U12 are tiny.  I saw it more U13/14.[/quote]

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