No need to get upset; was just attempting to answer the question that was asked. For the record, my child does not play on the Madlax 2024, but rather a team that lost to them. They had a team of all rising 5th graders. We had a team of rising 5th and 6th graders, as did most other U11 teams this past weekend. Thus I said they were technically playing "up". We have a good team. They had a good team. That's all...