All-Star Age Violation

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OP says they know, so I doubt it's just a case of "hey this kid looks the wrong age"

If they have proof, then send it in - or at minimum, notify the gym owner involved. (There have been cases, us included, where the athlete lies and/or provides a falsified birth certificate to the gym.). If there is no proof, then please do not spread any rumors.
 
You don't need a birth certificate. A picture from a girl's instagram of her celebrating her 13th birthday and then competing in Youth or something would also qualify as "evidence" I'm sure.
 
I’m curious how this would work. I’m thinking of the possible scenarios and I’m not sure how you could “prove” the age violation. Not saying it couldn’t happen but it seems difficult to prove.

Aren’t rosters verified against proof of birth supplied to usasf? So either the proof of birth that usasf approved is wrong and you are able to prove its incorrect or they switched a kid out for another kid. So Susie Smith is pretending to be rostered Sally Jones. Again how do you prove that there is no photo id required with rosters?
It's actually not that hard to fake an athlete age, sadly enough
 
what do you do if you know another gym has an athlete who is aged out on a younger team

Hey, I have to admit, when my daughter backspot on a Youth team it was common for these girls to be already 5'6 and taller, big youth kids, but all of these girls turned 12 after the age cut off of Aug. 31st. My daughter was made to feel bad and accused of cheating, but for these youth teams it was a blessing to have these bigger, stronger youths on the team.

Another thing to think about, if the season has not started, many overaged athletes can be helping out a team, but not actually on the team... If this athlete takes the mat at an official competition, excluding exhibitions and/or showcases, kickoffs then "Houston we have a problem."
 
You don't need a birth certificate. A picture from a girl's instagram of her celebrating her 13th birthday and then competing in Youth or something would also qualify as "evidence" I'm sure.

Not so fast. If a kid turns 13 after August 31st, they are considered 12 for their cheer age. So that's not proof of bad behavior.
 
I wouldn't think pictures from social media by itself would be enough. People can hack accounts, start fake accounts, edit/doctor photos, etc.
 
You don’t have to show your ID before you compete?
In Slovenia and Europeans (at least it used to be like this when I was coaching/competing few years ago) like few minutes before you compete you have to show your ID so they can see you don’t lie about your age and can compete in your division. So it’s almost impossible to cheat.
 
You don’t have to show your ID before you compete?
In Slovenia and Europeans (at least it used to be like this when I was coaching/competing few years ago) like few minutes before you compete you have to show your ID so they can see you don’t lie about your age and can compete in your division. So it’s almost impossible to cheat.

Nope. you upload your birth certificate to their database and if no one questions age, then it is never reviewed.
 
I saw a mini team this weekend that was very big. Every member of that team looked 8 almost 9 years old. They may have been younger but they were tall and strong. They were impressive.

I thought it was a great strategy because these kids will be used to being the oldest in their age group. They wont expect to be on a senior team as soon as they are eligible. And the teams and the gym will benefit from 'looking at the big picture'
 
I saw a mini team this weekend that was very big. Every member of that team looked 8 almost 9 years old. They may have been younger but they were tall and strong. They were impressive.

I thought it was a great strategy because these kids will be used to being the oldest in their age group. They wont expect to be on a senior team as soon as they are eligible. And the teams and the gym will benefit from 'looking at the big picture'
Plus because they’re so tall and strong they’ll almost always do well in competition, thus keeping them enthusiastic (and keeping their happy parents paying) longer. Smart indeed.
 
I saw a mini team this weekend that was very big. Every member of that team looked 8 almost 9 years old. They may have been younger but they were tall and strong. They were impressive.

I thought it was a great strategy because these kids will be used to being the oldest in their age group. They wont expect to be on a senior team as soon as they are eligible. And the teams and the gym will benefit from 'looking at the big picture'

I noticed that trend starting to shift when the age shift happened with Tiny's. The mini division became a lot more competitive and it hasn't changed. I've watched friend's kids get moved down to Tiny's or onto Prep if they didn't have the requirements the Mini team wanted. It's a great strategy for now, but we'll see when these kids burn out.

As for tall kids, I have one. My youngest is 8, the youngest in her class and is already 4'8". Whenever I'm asked about my kids ages the assumption is youngest is the older because she's significantly taller than my 10 year old.
 
If you can prove it...do it. If you can't... don't. If you know programs or athletes doing this...shame on you.
 
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