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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is more to do with younger kids not being separated from their peers early on into the sport.   Forcing 1/4 of a grade to play up with an older class was never a good idea.  Plus study after study has proven that opportunity heavily skews towards the oldest quartile with the youngest getting less attention and coaching especially early on in a sport when it matters most. So telling the oldest girls in a class they have to be the youngest in their sports classification was incredibly awkward.  5th grader competing against a 6th grader is way different than kids who have gone through their growth spurts competing in HS.

[quote=Anonymous]From the chatter I have seen online it seems like people's perspectives on this change depend entirely on:

1) How old their kids/teams are (younger kids think it's a bigger deal while older kids don't care because the distribution is already more about talent than age)

2) How good their kid is (better teams/kids care less because they may already be playing up anyway)[/quote]

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My Fall birthday 5th grader on a 12U travel team has been playing against 7th graders who have gone through puberty.  It has been ridiculous so very happy for this change.[/quote]

Wait...I have a fall birthday 5th grader and she's still 10U eligible through this year (and now next year, though under the current cut-offs she would have been pushed up in August). Did you chose not to try out for 10U teams? Under USA softball/new cut-offs fall birthday 2014s currently count as 9.[/quote]

No, it sounds like your team does not play USSSA, in which she would have had to play 12u this year as a 5th grader but will not under the new rule. [/quote]

I just realized that you probably meant a fall 2013 while I have a fall 2014. Doh![/quote]

Yes, Fall 2013 5th grader sent to school on time but playing 12U softball with almost all 6th and 7th graders. [/quote]

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