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[quote=Anonymous]There is obviously a continuum of kids to consider:

To whatever extent a kid fits toward one end of the continuum, that’s a reason to red shirt purely for sports, and if not toward that end of the continuum, not to redshirt:

Is his birthday in a month close to the cutoff? (June/July/August/September)?
Is he one of the smallest boys in the grade and likely to grow a lot but later?
Is he super sporty in a sport where size/strength is important?
Does it make sense for him and your family to have him change schools (even if it’s one year of private between middle and HS)?

We red shirted our late-August birthday boy because all these applied — he went private for 7-8 then back to public.  (Caution: parental pride triggers)

Results:
Varsity starting freshman year, despite still being very small
1st team all-state in two sports senior year after big late growth spurt (but his 11th grade performances were not enough to attract recruiters’ interest)
Top grades
Admitted to Ivies on academics but attended a top-10 SLAC on a full merit ride, walked onto and barely made the team (perennial top 20 in U.S.) in his chosen sport, captain senior year.

Is anyone here really going to argue that for a little guy with a late-August birthday that this red shirting shouldn’t have happened?[/quote]

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