Teams end up catching up to the best, some even pass them. It was only a matter of time before other talent on other teams caught up to Hawks. It’s not a bad thing. It’s refreshing. holdbacks are great in 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades where they make a huge difference. Now that puberty is hitting this group, it levels out the playing field just enough for teams like Hawks, and any team who has been unstoppable for years, to have to start really playing the game and not just rely on their older players to get the job done. Not a knock on any program, not a knock on holdbacks, not a knock players, just personal experience having gone through club lacrosse with two older boys. Not one coach, DI, DII, or DIII cares where your kid played in 6th, 7th and 8th grade. And a lot of the times, some of the best players come from the worst teams, you know that whole big fish, little pond thing. Just go watch your kid play lacrosse, because it all works out.