Anonymous
01/27/2026 03:55
Subject: Can you reclass at a private for a year then send back to public?
Anonymous wrote:An extra year absolutely benefits even top athletes. If you don't have one, you wouldn't understand. Do you really think an 18 yo graduate doesn't have advantages over a 17 yo graduate? And there is no embarrassment at all. Most are impressed with their level of athleticism, which is elevated even further when they reclass if a summer birthday. They can continue to take higher level classes if wanted.
They’d be 19 when graduating, not 18. Summer/fall birthdays who didn’t redshirt would be 17.
Anonymous
01/27/2026 03:54
Subject: Can you reclass at a private for a year then send back to public?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:With most types of injuries, they still come back and play. And if you have a younger (summer birthday) student, what is the rush to graduate at 17 if they fortunately don't have to work immediately after graduation for financial reasons? They would continue to advance in subjects as they can, taking college level math and language their senior year... Don't think it's any worse to do 5 years of high school vs repeating 8th grade as long as graduating at age 18 and doing well in classes.
What about social reasons? My son and his friends would talk about someone who they went to elementary through middle school with who all of the sudden showed up a grade younger than them. Awkward!
Maybe awkward for you (because I thought the same thing) but these kids literally do not care. It’s becoming more common for sports and besides, kids talk crap about each other anyway!
My kid is going through this now and I’ve asked him a million times. He has zero concerns or regrets about his decision to reclass.
Yes, they do care. Why would you do that to your son?
You, a middle aged woman, know what a bunch of 14 yo boys care about? They sure don't care. Its common enough among decent athletes.
A top athlete would not need to be held back a year. Its not common and yes, they talk. There is no way my son would agree to that and he's one of the youngest.
There are some kids who care more about their sport. I know kids who have done it. The kids talk about it like it gives an unfair advantage, but it really doesn’t. There are also kids who were redshirted in K that are only a few months younger. If you want to play D1 in college now, you can’t be a 17 year old coming out of high school when you are competing with 23 year old men.
Anonymous
01/27/2026 02:33
Subject: Can you reclass at a private for a year then send back to public?
An extra year absolutely benefits even top athletes. If you don't have one, you wouldn't understand. Do you really think an 18 yo graduate doesn't have advantages over a 17 yo graduate? And there is no embarrassment at all. Most are impressed with their level of athleticism, which is elevated even further when they reclass if a summer birthday. They can continue to take higher level classes if wanted.
Anonymous
01/27/2026 00:58
Subject: Can you reclass at a private for a year then send back to public?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Post covid "school" a lot of kids would benefit from this.
COVID?!?!?!? COVID was 5 years ago! GAWD!
How exactly would they benefit? If your kid struggled, in the past five years why didn't you get them help?
Anonymous
01/27/2026 00:52
Subject: Can you reclass at a private for a year then send back to public?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:With most types of injuries, they still come back and play. And if you have a younger (summer birthday) student, what is the rush to graduate at 17 if they fortunately don't have to work immediately after graduation for financial reasons? They would continue to advance in subjects as they can, taking college level math and language their senior year... Don't think it's any worse to do 5 years of high school vs repeating 8th grade as long as graduating at age 18 and doing well in classes.
What about social reasons? My son and his friends would talk about someone who they went to elementary through middle school with who all of the sudden showed up a grade younger than them. Awkward!
Maybe awkward for you (because I thought the same thing) but these kids literally do not care. It’s becoming more common for sports and besides, kids talk crap about each other anyway!
My kid is going through this now and I’ve asked him a million times. He has zero concerns or regrets about his decision to reclass.
Yes, they do care. Why would you do that to your son?
You, a middle aged woman, know what a bunch of 14 yo boys care about? They sure don't care. Its common enough among decent athletes.
A top athlete would not need to be held back a year. Its not common and yes, they talk. There is no way my son would agree to that and he's one of the youngest.
Anonymous
01/27/2026 00:44
Subject: Can you reclass at a private for a year then send back to public?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:With most types of injuries, they still come back and play. And if you have a younger (summer birthday) student, what is the rush to graduate at 17 if they fortunately don't have to work immediately after graduation for financial reasons? They would continue to advance in subjects as they can, taking college level math and language their senior year... Don't think it's any worse to do 5 years of high school vs repeating 8th grade as long as graduating at age 18 and doing well in classes.
What about social reasons? My son and his friends would talk about someone who they went to elementary through middle school with who all of the sudden showed up a grade younger than them. Awkward!
Maybe awkward for you (because I thought the same thing) but these kids literally do not care. It’s becoming more common for sports and besides, kids talk crap about each other anyway!
My kid is going through this now and I’ve asked him a million times. He has zero concerns or regrets about his decision to reclass.
Yes, they do care. Why would you do that to your son?
You, a middle aged woman, know what a bunch of 14 yo boys care about? They sure don't care. Its common enough among decent athletes.