By CBC News, September 15, 2016
U of S professor says parents, coaches need to be more flexible in using tiering system
A researcher at the University of Saskatchewan says minor hockey teams should focus on the maturity, not the age of its players.
Adam Baxter-Jones is dean of the College of Graduate Studies and Research, and is a kinesiology professor who has conducted extensive research on children’s growth and development.
“I think a child can be a different size, not based on their age of birth, but on their maturity,” he told CBC Radio’s Saskatoon Morning.
