Video of Kevin Knox's younger brother Kobe, class of 2020
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Yes, but it's pronounced Jamal.
Is it pronounced Jamal or Jemarl (with the "r" being silent).
Isn't Ahron Ulis in that class as well?
Could have two legacies (I use the term loosely) in that class.
Could have two legacies (I use the term loosely) in that class.
Actually based on the fact knox is young the parents apparently send their kids to school early. So he could easily by 13 getting ready to turn 14 my sister turned 16 summer of her senior year
Knox is 17+10mo. So he did not start school early. That means he has an August birthday, so he is one of the younger kids in his class, but he didn't start early. Me and both my kids (one is also class of 2020) all have late Aug or early Sept birthdays, and all have/will be 17 at HS graduation (like Knox). It is good to see parents (Knox) not hold their kid back a year just to give him an advantage in sports!
If your sister turned 16 the summer of her SR year, then she did start a year early or skip a grade.
(we also don't know how old that pic of KK's lil-bro is)
I meant summer before her Sr year. It's very common with today's credits system to move up a class but I am not saying he is as young for his class as she is but put into context of how old he was when the video is made. He may be on the verge of turning 14 and now could be on the verge of turning 15 I don't know but 8 months ago when my youngest turned 13 he looked like a 5ft3 Babyface little boy. Now he is 5ft8 180lb and has a voice like Darth Vader. In comparison my oldest went thru puperty at like 10 he at 12 was 5ft8 and at 14 6ft but at 18 hasn't grown an inch more. So these kids can be night and day physically over night
Yea, why would you want to give your kid an extra year to develop in sports? It's not like it could pay off by saving you or your kid thousands of $ in tuition.
I understand why some/many parents make that decision. I just don't think it is a good decision in most cases (see #2 below).
1 - unfair advantage (19 yr old competing against 17 yr old), it's certainly not a apples to apples comparison, actually the biggest difference is right when they are starting high school a 15-16 yr old that has had his puberty growth spurt vs a 14 yr old that may not have had his growth spurt yet, that is equally skilled but just not as big & strong as the other as a FR (but will be as a SR)
2 - the vast majority of kids won't get a college sports scholarship, much less become a professional athlete, so you are basically setting them back a year from becoming a productive adult
The type of parenting that puts a kid's educational readiness second to having an extra year of physical maturity so they can be the 7th man on a podunk varsity team that finishes second in the district is going to do way more harm towards that kid being a productive adult than the year alone will.
Exactly. So perhaps in many cases, the extra year is just an example of the misguided parenting.
To your first point there are always going to be kids bigger, faster, and stronger. There are always going to be kids that hit puberty first or getting better coaching. As adults I think we all realize the myth that is apples to apples. Your second point assumes that there is a formula or finite age someone becomes a productive adult. I understand what you're saying but I truly don't think it matters one way or the other. A kid spending an extra year in school isn't hurting anyone. Heck it might be keeping some of these kids out of jail for a little longer.
Being held back has been common since I was a kid I'm 46 and I played football here in Mayfield the coach asked my dad if they would consider holding me back in the 8th grade. Catch was I couldn't play the season I stayed back and I like football but not enough to go thru another year of school for it.
Now they can play their hold back year as long as they aren't 19 til after July 31 of their Sr year. It probably would have benefited me as I was the same height and only about 20 lb heavier in 12th grade i played my senior year at 5ft8 140 lb turned 18 at the end of football season. But I started college the next fall at 5ft8 160 lb. I could have really used that extra 20lb
Truthfully now a days the physical difference can be big on the middle School level my son who is 18 now played middle School football at Mayfield and their offensive lineman not just the starters but all 9 lineman on the team averaged 6ft2 245 lb in the 7th grade my boy was 6ft 285. We won 2a state my soph year and the starting line averaged 5ft11 215lb. Its creepy how much bigger these kids are and a year can make a huge difference. In hindsight as a small guy in HS the extra year would have done me some good. But on my son's middle School team only one kid was a stay back and he was a linebacker and not that big. So I just don't think they need it
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