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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is nothing mysterious or surprising, it is a known part of the landscape that a lot of lacrosse players reclass in 7th and 8th grade.  The big four (NL, ML, VLC, BLC/DCE) will look different in the fall due to movement among them, plus re-classes.  [/quote]

When you say lot of lacrosse players reclass, do you mean actually repeat 7th or 8th grade?  Solely to improve their positioning for lacrosse?  I've heard of folks delaying entry to kindergarten or 1st grade to be the oldest in their grade, but are folks really having their kid repeat middle school grade just for club/private school lacrosse reasons?  Guess I'm a little naive but can't imagine how parents explain to kid or others when they ask...[/quote]

PP here.  Yes, it sounds crazy but many kids repeat 7th or 8th grade, with one of the main objectives to become a hotter commodity in lacrosse.  It is more common in private schools than public, and often happens when a student changes schools. (so less explaining is needed).  So the roster of an elite travel team will often have at least half of the players a year older than you would expect them to be for that grade, consisting of "holdbacks," ie, kids whose families planned ahead and started kindergarten at age 6, plus "reclasses," ie, kids who repeated a grade.  Personally I chose not to do it for my own sons, but after discussing the pros and cons at length, the idea is not as crazy as it sounds.  It does wonders for some kids' confidence and self-esteem, which starts in sports, and then carries over to their academic and social lives.  The private schools love it because they collect an extra year of tuition dollars, and the club lacrosse programs love it because it strengthens their teams.  College coaches like it too because they get 19/20 year old freshman who are more physically developed and emotionally mature and ready to play varsity.  Like it or not, it is a big part of the modern lacrosse world.  [/quote]

Wow.  Thanks for the explanation and info, appreciate it - pretty illuminating (and yes does still sound little crazy).  Though I guess I can see the "spend 8th grade in public school, then transfer to private and repeat 8th grade there" path - as you say, there would be less explaining needed that way.  That's much different than "here's Kenny again in 8th grade history class..."

If elite club teams are ~50% holdbacks/reclasses, wonder what percentage of private school teams are - like 80%??

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