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[quote=Anonymous]We have a kid on our hockey team that played up (and hockey in our city already spans a two-year age group).  The kid's parents treat their 8-year old like a miniprofessional, and have him on the ice 6-7 days a week, so he's technically advanced, and he scored a lot of goals.  But in the locker room with kids as old as 11, the 8-year old was totally out of place, and they found him super annoying (due to his massive ego). Those of us parents in our group who played sports professionally or in college have discussed how youth sports are a marathon, not a sprint. We watched some of our friends who were 8-year old super stars burn out when they were teenagers and quit.  Obviously, every kid and every situation is different.  My kid is not playing up, even though he was asked to tryout for an older team this year, because I want him to enjoy his childhood and play with teammates who are the same age.  The parents of the 8-year old super star (now 9) asked if he could play on the 12U team (this was quickly shot down due to safety reasons)! This is an extreme example of nutty parents, but in sum, I think there are very limited circumstances where playing up is appropriate (like you have a big, strong, highly skilled kid with a January birthday).  [/quote]

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