As someone else already said, to be a dominant d1 lacrosse player, you have to hold back.
6 of 11 Notre Dame recruits in the class of 2025 are NOT holdbacks. Their birthdates are on Inside Lacrosse. 6 of the 11 could have played in the World Series with the class of 2025 meaning they were born after 9/1/2006. Of the 5 that wouldn't have qualified for the WS, 2 were born in August '06 so they barely missed the cutoff.
Moral of the story . . . no, you do not have to hold back to be recruited to a top program or be a dominant D1 player. This is a falsehood holdback parents tell themselves and their kids to justify their decision.
Some of these may take a PG year essentially being stashed for a year making them a holdback. Quite common so I will be curious which of these will actually be in the roster of fall 2025[/quote] Not true for ND and others. The 25's that have been recruited and will be PGing or reclassing are not allowed to announce their commitment until 9/1/24. Players listed as committed on IL will be on campus 9/25.