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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes how annoying!

Little league forces the summer birthday redshirt kids to play their correct age group (rather than grade). I was always glad about that one.

It’s more frustrating in later years IMHO. For example a freshman baseball player that is almost 16 (turns 16 in June). And there are so many like this- usually they were held back in Kindergarten but more and more are  “reclassing”. I know two 8th grade boys who are repeating 8th grade next year - not for any academic reason but for sports.  
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It is annoying, but keep an eye on the kids that are on time or participate young and holding their own or on the back half of the team. As they grow into their bodies they overtake the redshirts.

The redshirt is an advantage when they are younger, but as the other boys catch up in maturity much of the advantage goes away and being a redshirt can be a hindrance.

I get it, on average, all else being equal, an 18 year old is better positioned athletically than the 17 year old, but on population level scales, the margins get wonky so that an on time or particularly young kid who has been good enough to hang with the redshirts closes on the redshirts really strong that junior/senior year.   I’ve seen it a lot as a coach. [/quote]

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