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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not uncommon at local privates and at boarding schools.  I know of several kids who play basketball, plus a few football and a few lacrosse players who've done this.
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Yes, it’s a thing for a few sports. I’m most familiar with it happening for lacrosse, mostly boys. Lacrosse clubs go by grad year, not age, so sometimes parents “reclass” their kids. I think soccer’s system with going by birth year is much better. [/quote]

College soccer is by grad year, not birth year.  High school soccer is also by grad year so the 15-year old Freshmen are at an advantage over the incoming 13/14 year olds.

Birth year absolutely sucks for Club soccer (club soccer is where recruiting matters, not high school) because you end up with a 'trapped player'.  My son has a late September bday so he wasn't redshirted--he missed the school cutoff and was a late Fall bday.  Everyone on his team graduated the year prior.  It really messes them up in 8th grade when 90% of the team is playing high school in the spring and for many leagues that don't have any (or only a few games).[/quote]

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