Why are the Crabs allowing the Edge organization to play in Young Gunz this year knowing that this is what they do with their teams especially 2019, 2020 and 2021? Sure way to bring the tournament down.
Not sure it is fair to isolate criticism against Crabs when pretty much all the tournament vendors like Adrenaline, NXT, and 3d are equally ambivalent. And whomever the idiot is who posted he watches 100s of games and there are few "big hits" in terms of checks, yeah, we all know that. What you also see is a lot of physical contact on GBs, face-off wing play, and picks. Picks can be vicious collisions when a shrimp sized 13 year old runs his helmet straight into the chest padding of say a 6'4 220lb 18 grader who is 16 years old. Maybe you're getting older and your attention span isn't holding up so well watching those 100s of games because I can't make it through a Saturday tournament without throwing up in my mouth over the size and age inequities on the field. If these Canadian kids are so farm tough, what are they afraid of exactly? Playing kids their same age?
Not trying to criticize Crabs but this is a Crabs thread. All promoters do seem to allow it but Crabs holds itself as being a premier tourney sponsor - not one of the take all teams tournaments. They could easily set an example and then fill that spot with a talented team but instead they are choosing to allow Edge to play when they know the deal. Agree 100% that when you watch these huge kids setting picks and headhunting etc., you could do nothing but agree it is a safety issue. Hoping Crabs takes the first step and says no and takes it a bit further and does real grade/age verification for their tournaments.
How exactly is the Crabs organization or 3D going to bar another club who does the same thing they are doing, just with a whole team instead of some players? 3D is a big proponent of holdbacks, they play kids at one grad year one week and another the next, regardless of the grade the players are actually in. JM held his own kid back, and pushes it to players.
Clubs want to win games and get players recruited, it is good for business.
Wanting to win and get recruited is not an excuse for registering an entire team a grade level below and teaching our children it is okay to not follow the rules when the payoff is winning. However you look at it, it is wrong. Personally do not agree with a parent holding a child back for sports as it send the wrong message to the child and honestly if they win and outplay kids it is because they are a year or two older - not because they are better so it is the message you want to send to your child that they need to be left back to compete but still that is an individual family decision and not a whole team (coach and club) deciding to register a year below where it should and the clubs like Crabs pretending it is not happening. How empty of a win that must be and what shallow character for both the team.
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