Thanks and that does make me feel better. At least I can tell the other parents that it really doesnıt matter. Thanks again for everyoneıs support! Melanie On 9/13/11 5:38 PM, "Brandy bergenstock" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Yeah, we had a solid run of 9 year olds and one 14 yr old (brother) so our > team was in Division 2. We took first place in research and 4th overall :) > Unless you have your eye on Nationals, I wouldn't stress about which division > you're in. The more experience a team has, the better they can be, and some > D1 might have been in this longer. You can't tell. Plus, there are several > teams like ours where everyone, but one kid, is under 11 so you'll be in good > company. > Regards, > Brandy > > > > From: Michael Brown <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 4:37 PM > Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] Competition Age Restrictions/Requirements > > Last year we had one 12 year old and one 8 year old and did just fine. Don't > let the division thing mess you up or have a member drop out because of the > division thing. > Mike > On Sep 13, 2011 3:37 PM, "Phil Smith III" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> > Hm. Why do they *need* to compete in Division 1? I've seen plenty of Div1 >> > teams that outscored Div2 teams. And it's the journey, not the destination >> > -- might be worth asking them, they could well surprise you. Just hate to >> > see someone drop out for this reason. (And yeah, grade might make more >> sense >> > -- it'd be harder to verify, but hopefully we aren't that worried about >> > "ringers"). >> > -- >> > Phil Smith III >> > >> > Coach, The Capital Girls (retired) >> > Team 1900 (2002) >> > Team 2497 (2003) >> > Team 2355 (2004) >> > Team 1945 (2005) >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC >> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Melanie Suddreth >> > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 1:37 PM >> > To: [log in to unmask] >> > Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] Competition Age Restrictions/Requirements >> > >> > It would be nice to see this rule apply to grade level instead of age. I >> > have a 12 year old dyslexic son in the 5th grade and will probably have to >> > drop out so the rest of his peers (4th and 5th graders) can compete in >> > Division 1. Just another hurdle kids with disabilities have to face!! >> > >> > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit >> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave >> the list". >> > >> > -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via >> VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit >> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html > <https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html> and select "Join or leave > the list". > VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. > Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to > subscribe. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html > <https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html> and select "Join or leave > the list". > VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. > Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to > subscribe. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.