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[quote=Anonymous]As a parent to kids of various ages 9th grade to 1st, I see the same thing with red-shirted boys: Most sports (esp club and travel) are by ages. 8U, 12U etc... Your child will never play outside sports with classmates. High school - you are ineligible once you turn 19. When you are playing before that, it is mumbled. In school if you are top of the class, it is because your were red shirted. Everyone knows and everyone mumbles under their breath. For testing, it goes by age, not grade. Same with college. Socially AND physically, ALL kids change yearly and once puberty hits it is all over the place. Holding back for these reasons never works. The kids that were socially a mess STILL are socially a mess. Holding back a year doesn't align kids with kids their age. It keeps them acting the same for 2 years. Really think twice about it. You can ALWAYS hold back but you can NEVER advance a red-shirted kid. [/quote]
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