They should just say its u14. Lets be honest most of the really good teams have hold backs. So if you made it real 2020 kids a lot of teams would have to stay home.
Several teams may have 1-3 but few have as many as one particular team which claims to the best in Maryland 2020. Also for another top Maryland team that brings down boys from their 2019 who are holding back to play with their 2020 during tournaments because they will be holding back this year. The rest of us have no respect for those team - it is not the boy's fault - it is the parents and the culture of their clubs. My son's team has zero holdbacks and they are very competitive. We as a parent/coach group have discussed it and prefer it to remain that way and perhaps lose some games than to teach our sons that it is okay to bend the spirit of the rules to gain an advantage. To each their own.
