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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Happens all the time in baseball--it's now called "reclassifying."  Boys usually repeat 6th, 7th, or 8th grade, and thus are physically larger and stronger than their peers.  Plus, the extra year of maturity doesn't hurt in the classroom, especially for high school!

One of our coaches asked us if we would consider having our son reclassify (i.e., repeat 8th grade at a private school).  He did not, in large part because school always comes first, but given that he's a young 9th grader, sometimes I wonder if we should have done it for the executive function alone!  [/quote]

Being a year older and ignoring the issues will not fix the issues.  Supporting your child and/or getting them support is what can help.[/quote]

A year difference can make a HUGE difference for boys sports. Huge.

I disagree with it, and would not do this for my son- but I can definitely see why people choose to do so.  [/quote]

+100

We didn't do it, but my boys are late growers.  They didn't hit their growth spurts until Junior year.  5'4" Freshmen, 5'6" Sophomores.  6'2" Seniors.[/quote]

You cannot change genetics.  I have a short kid.  I doubt he’ll ever be super tall.  [/quote]

I'm the person you quoted and I agree.  My family is full of late growers and men are all 5'11"-6'3".  Based on my and my husband's genetic and late growers on both sides of the family---and the fact my kids had open growth plates at age 14-15 when they both had xrays (one his ankle, the other his arm/wrist) we knew they would grow.

It still doesn't matter. We didn't hold either back. But- I definitely see the one with the Fall bday (non-red shirt) at least didn't suffer as bad or was as far behind in growth than the spring bday who was on time.  They are both good athletes so could make the HS team---but soccer being birth year there were some years they were much less physically developed (6th-9th grade) than the vast majority on their team.[/quote]

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