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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When my kids were young enough for birthdays to really matter we addressed it matter of factory “Yeah, that’s a bummer. But you’ll have fun on X team and if a few years it’ll at even out.”

Birthdays only really matter at an age when sports should be about having fun and learning skills anyway. Sure, they may not have a chance to shine, but that’s just for ego, and such is life.

I definitely see how birthdays matter when young (I have swimmers and divers and it definitely makes a difference in what opportunities they get) but those are the breaks and they’re learning life lessons by dealing with it. The truly talented will rise to the top regardless. [/quote]

Agree with this.  Birthdays do factor in when kids are playing sports in early years, but those years are just about having fun and learning some skills.  By high school, everything pretty much evens out.  [/quote]

Eh, it affects 11,  12 and 13 year olds. I don’t consider that the early years for some kids. [/quote]

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