You should be happy... your less mature kid won't have to play against holdbacks anymore. Or wait you held your kid back and is now playing him against kids who are on age and also less mature?
I have two July birthday kids, both play on age for a top club and start. Both are the youngest on the team. I will be happy to watch all the kids 1-2 years older play against kids their own size for once. The change benefits my kids none given they already start over the holdbacks but watching parents like you get all upset because the advantage for your kid is gone is well worth it. The most blow hard dads are the hold back chest pounders.
Spot on.
I understand the business side. but the sport needs to prioritize the needs to the kids and and the game.
This is good for lacrosse.
All youth sports are categorized by age because of the physical demands/development. Even non-contact. There will always be outliers kids with advantages and disadvantages. There are simply less when you categorize by age. Games are more competitive and it drives development. A contact sport like lacrosse needs this if it wants to grow it's numbers.
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