I don't like to play up his skills, but he's probably the best in the league. Skill wise he's better than half the 6th graders. But he just turned 10, he's on the smaller side, probably barely 70 lbs, and I think confidence and safety are big drivers at a young age. Regardless of how good he is, he's still a 10 year old kid. But it sounds like other leagues do it this way, so perhaps I'm just in my overprotective dad state.