cutoffluck
/ˈkʌtɒfˌlʌk/nounVerified NewThe athletic advantage conferred purely by being born just after a registration age cutoff, making a child the oldest in their cohort.
Researchers can measure it and coaches can see it: the biggest kid in the tryout room is often simply the oldest. Cutoffluck compounds through selection, rep by rep, into pathways and scholarships that were partly assigned by birth month.
Etym. — cutoff + luck: an administrative date line experienced as destiny.
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