Keep in mind that school lax is not "pay for play" and is not win at all costs. Its about the journey, the experience and the lifetime of memories. Leave the cut throat stuff to the clubs. The school experience has and always will favor the upperclassmen - especially at the better school programs. Besides, once you start seeing the JV and Varsity practices and games up close, you'll realize that there are lots of talented players in your school that you never knew were there or are actually better than you thought hearing through the grapevine. The little world of 8th grade lax would be very surprised to see how good the talent is ahead of them - that goes for the mighty turds too.