Reclassifying??

[TheBigBluePrint]

I don't want to oversimplify a prospects' ability to reclassify but am I wrong in believing that if a player can reclassify, then technically they have been "held back" at some point either out of necessity or on purpose? As a side note, since I had a late September birthday, I started my senior year at 16 and turned 17. I wish I had been "held back." That way I could have gone from 9th man averaging 2.1 ppg to 6th man averaging 5.7 ppg. In all seriousness, somebody tell me if I'm wrong. Sorry if this has been discussed recently, in the past, or in the recent past.

 

[Pope John Wall II]

A lot of times it's them being held back for sports. Other times it's them being far enough ahead in schoolwork completion that they're eligible to finish a year early. I finished high school half a year early and devoted the minimal amount of work necessary to do so, so I imagine it wouldn't be terribly difficult to finish a year early with some dedication.

 

[dorkmeister]

My daughter could have graduated early from HS but her HS did not allow this. Some do and some don't. All you need to graduate is your "Core 40" in Indiana and this is the same for most states.

 

[StubbornPenny]

I don't have a ton of insight, but the way it's been explained to me is that with some creative scheduling and summer classes, you can essentially make yourself a junior plus about 1/2 of your senior year credits. Then, if you'd like to reclassify, it only takes a little more rescheduling and another summer session. It doesn't really have to do with academic issues.

 

[GonzoCat90]

When I graduated high school, I was three hours shy of being a college sophomore. The way requirements line up with school scheduling, students who stay on even a steady path usually end up having to take easy electives or becoming a teacher's aide or something to fill out their time at school for much of senior year.

I would imagine if you're a future NBA prospect, and you can get to college and therefore the NBA a year earlier, the notion of at worst taking a handful of (really easy) summer classes to expedite that process seems like a no-brainer. Especially if, as you said, these kids have a late birthday or were held back in middle school when it became apparent they were dominant athletically.

 

[UKeffect]

Some parents start their sons at 6yo in kindergarten. Some for sports and some for maturity purposes.

 

[W_Heisenberg]

They aren't being held back, they are just taking classes in the summer to complete degree..most HS kids don't want to do that.

 

[JonathanW]

It's amazing how many parents start their kids a year later for school (kindergarden) in the hopes they may play sports someday. Seriously! If your kid is good enough, scouts or college coaches will see "it" even if they are younger. With a Sept birthday I was 17 my first few weeks of college, and my 2 sons will be also.