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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand why people get their panties in a wad when grad year, and holding back, enters the conversation. Who cares? It's such a small number that it impacts next to nothing. And plus, if your kid is good enough to play at the next level, they're going to be playing with kids much older than them. Same goes for HS school. [/quote]

Grad year is a gigantic can of worms. You don't just have the pre-k hold backs, you get the 8th grade hold backs too and kids several years older at the recruiting years that matter. Scouts *should* be smart enough to differentiate, but they're not so it's a huge advantage. Also, don't discount all the extra benefits the held back kids had from getting the better coaching during development years since they were "good for their AG".

Yes the tippy top kids have nothing to worry about, but for many others it's a ridiculous advantage and I'm glad they realized that when making the age change formally. [/quote]

I hear you, but I don’t think it’s as big a problem as people think. Scout’s definitely know the age of the kids they’re recruiting. I’m sure it can be an advantage in some instances, but if it was as huge an advantage as the saber rattlers say, then you’d see a lot more of it happening. [/quote]

That because most kids do not want to be held back. [/quote]

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