[jumpball1010]

On the hold back subject that keeps stirring the pot..
If you hold your kid back a grade for the right reasons:
Young for the grade
Needs to mature
School grades
Confidence??

We did hold our player back for these reasons at the request of our AAU coach.(National Coach) not a Middle school coach trying to win games. It has worked out great in all of the above mentioned areas for us.He only plays up to his original grade level. Now he starts Varsity as an 8th grader. So you have a young 14 yr old playing against 19 yr old Seniors. So you know in HS/AAU it doesn't any easier! Get your players quicker, stronger and faster.