Wow. Can't wait til USL decides to enforce their recommendations and force U9, U11, U13. Will the whiners keep at it because of the 2 year spread in divisions? How will your 10 yr old ever compete against all those 11 year olds?
The yarn I heard from club owners including the Crabs owner was going to grade based teams allowed clubs to do more teams to meet the participation growth as opposed to the old U9, U-11, U13 &U15. None of those guys thought doing more teams by calendar year like soccer and ice hockey do was a good idea. I wouldn't have an issue with those age groups if it meant having A and B teams to do more teams.
So I'm a whiner? Why exactly, because I think it is an affront to sportsmanship and fairness to play down? The other side of my arguments are tough guy daddies. But you're not tough enough or strong enough to play in your own pond. What are you so afraid of if junior is a lacrosse savant...that playing against kids his own age is something worth fighting against? The argument against age based teams is nothing but a defense mechanism for lacrosse parents who have vanities to defend.
I'm not being a tough guy dad. My kids play on age. I just think the whole argument is stupid. It's not like this is something new. It's always been a two year system, so does going to grade based make it better or worse? My point is, if it's U-11 then you know there is a two year spread. People weren't happy with this so they went to grade based. So instead of 50% of the kids being older now it is down to probably 20%. Yet people still [lacrosse] and complain that little Johnny has to play against someone a year older. My older son lost his spot to a holdback. Guess what? He went to play for another team. Did I pull my younger son from the program because of this? Of course not. He is getting the best coaching around and will stay as long as he can. It's part of the deal we all sign up for. Girls have been grade based for years. College coaches prefer it this way. You're going to have to get used to it.
False argument. Grade base went that way to accommodate the many many BOYS held back in the Private schools. Had nothing to do with eliminating the two year spread. If that was the case then it would have been U10, U11,U12,U13,etc. Pretty simple and fair. Just like most youth sports. Most of the country doesnt have this many young children held back in one concentrated area like the Balt/Maryland area. And frankly it will only get worst. Many Private school parents are seeing their child in the classroom along with sports going against older children heldback in Kindergarten in these schools. Many parents are noticing this and will not let their child or sibling have the same disadvantage.
We are talking youth sports also ..Girls have no where near the same children held back as boys.
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