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That was my point. No one really benefits except the coach who gets to fly a baby. And I feel like for every instance of it being deserved, there are five instances where it wasn't and all that happened was a little girl was put on a team with skills that were out of her league just because that program didn't have another team to offer her.There isn't gonna be a benefit because typically a 5 year old is not gonna have the experience or body control of an 8 year old. And if they do, they deserve the spot on the team, why hold them back if they are successful, mature and able? And only the coach and parent will know that, not some blind across the board age limit.
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Leaving it to the coaches discretion makes no sense. Would I like to think that a coach might say " No, you're not ready" ? Yes. But that means losing money and turning away a baby flier who's easy to throw. So the only person who's really losing is the kid. And while blanket rules do sometimes overlook a handful of cases, in my opinion its better to keep 12 kids safe than let 3 be on
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