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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
Quite a few parents have mentioned that if they're going to buy their 6th grade son a ball, they wouldn't buy a 28.5. The main reason we've been using the small ball at that level is that we have the same rules for 5th and 6th graders and we felt that if we changed one size, we'd have to change them both and the 30" just seems too big for the 5th graders. However, I don't think it would be a big deal to have just this one difference.
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Too bad for the parents. Use the approprate sized ball even if they want to be cheap and buy ahead for the next year. Chances are that they will already have a ball before 6th grade anyway.