bigger, faster and better than most of the kids his age, can he play up an age level for better competition?
At the youth level the answer is typically no. Exceptions may be made at the sole discretion of the Program Director for your son’s age level but usually its is for the safety for the kids in the program and not for the benefit of the more talented player. As a general rule, please don’t ask to play up. If it is an issue, be assured, the Program Director is aware of it and he will contact you. If your son is better than all the other kids in the program, we are grateful to have him. He is a role model that we need. By playing with others who are less skilled at his age level, he will develop, we hope, the intangible leadership qualities he would not acquire by playing up. All of his peers around him will start to play up to his level and more importantly, he will develop friendships with kids in his own grade level that will last beyond his high school years.
At the youth level the answer is typically no. Exceptions may be made at the sole discretion of the Program Director for your son’s age level but usually it is for the safety of the kids in the program and not for the benefit of the more talented player. As a general rule, please don’t ask to play up. If it is an issue, be assured, the Program Director is aware of it and he will contact you. If your son is better than all the other kids in the program, congratulations, we are grateful to have him. He is a role model that we need. By playing with others who are less skilled at his age level, he will develop, we hope, the intangible leadership qualities he would not acquire by playing up. All of his peers around him will start to play up to his level and more importantly, he will develop friendships with kids in his own grade level that will last beyond his high school years.
