[Newjacket]

That is essentially the point of this discussion, having an even playing field. With the current rules you will always have those schools/parents that hold kids back to gain an advantage. What are the rest of the schools/parents supposed to do, let their 12/13 year olds go out and get pounded by older kids. There may be some younger kids that will accept the challenge and come out better kids and players because of it but most will get discouraged and end up either quitting or never reaching their true potential.