Part of the problem is that kids who were not dominant at all in middle school show up to large programs like CH and LB and somehow think they will turn into A conference starters in the most competitive league in the country.
Parents have to be objective and know realistically where their children slot in the landscape of their contemporaries.
Participation trophies stopped way back at lax max folks.
Yeah... by the same token, the kids who were dominant due to size from 1st to 8th grade and never needed to learn great technique (or work ethic), about 1/3 of the time, stumble in 9th-10th when suddenly everyone else is 5'8" and the same speed. But yeah 2/3 of the time, youth lax's total failure to actually develop non dominant players is enough to keep the big kids in the lead until late in HS.
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