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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have a summer birthday boy and don’t redshirt, you’re silly.  It’s not just about athletics either, it’s about sending a 17 year old boy off to college.  No thank you. But that’s for a different forum and post.

Regardless, my summer birthday kid has an august bday.  He his the age he swims at all season, not older.  He’s just lucky.  Moving the age cut off to august or September would mean he’d age up before he reached max age.  That doesn’t happen with a June 1 cutoff, for anyone. That’s why the cut off is where it is.  Very few kids are swimming “old” — only those with June and July bdays. Just get over it. [/quote]

Some school districts do not permit redshirting. Some children are already reading by the time K starts or otherwise academically advanced in ways that make redshirting look like a bad idea. Redshirting a kid who is academically and socially ready for kindergarten because you don't like the idea of a kid being 17 for a week in college is weird.

But in any case, most parents don't redshirt and for those kids, summer swim (if they even do it) is likely the only time in their childhood where their birthday and age versus peers will offer them a competitive edge.[/quote]

All things being equal a 18 going on 19 year old boy is going to be more mature and ready for college.  And also better at college sports.  I wholly advocate holding those kids back at K.  Starting high school as a 13 year old boy really sucks too.  Speaking from experience, as a child who had a late fall bday and was NOT held back. Again, it’s a debate for another forum but there are very good reasons to redshirt, ver few not to.[/quote]

They aren’t more mature, they are older.  They are less mature when you compare them by age and they did not get the opportunity for the maturity when they are with younger peers.  Being 13 for a few weeks of he is no big deal over being 18 all of senior year and starting college at 19.  You are doing that for your needs, not your child’s.  If sports is everything to you it speaks volumes.  I know several kids who missed the cut off and wished they were a grade ahead.  They don’t look like they fit in to the younger grade and they are smart kids so academically they are behind their true peers. [/quote]

Don’t take my word on it, the social science pretty much supports starting school at closer to six than 5, particularly for boys.   Sorry you didn’t know that when you made your decision.  [/quote]

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