Word has it NL and ML are convincing their younger families to target childbirth between June - August to optimize holdback strategy. And, women who are currently pregnant but due outside this window have been asked to either delay or accelerate their pregnancy schedules to accommodate this directive. I understand both clubs have all medical professionals throughout the DMV in the OBGYN space on payroll and the docs and nurses are watching these families very closely. I mean will these club directors stop at nothing to win?
NLF and USA lacrosse next year will be on age. I guess hoco is the only tournament you guys will play next year.
The only thing this means is that NLF will be the only tournaments that a lot of these teams will not be playing in. I’m curious how many teams will be backing out of the NLF.
It won’t impact this age group
It also won’t impact this season. The changes will happen next summer.
This will undoubtedly affect the 23-24 season for the 2029 teams and younger. Anyone who thinks this is only NLF tournaments is kidding themselves. US Lacrosse has created a of care and any Tournament that allows play whereby an older child can hurt a younger child has exposed themselves to an argument that they have breached that standard. Add in the fact that NLF clubs who are bound by this rule will not want to compete in tournaments who don't enforce said rule and there will be a ton of pressure on A and AA level tournaments to adopt.
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