Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by The Hop
Originally Posted by Anonymous
LI dads are insane. This thread proves it.


This thread may end up proving that this Club, with the consent of MD Dads and Moms needs to play kids down two years at times to beat talented teams from LI and elsewhere. If the allegations are true then you may want to reconsider who is insane. It seems the LI Dads simply call you out on it.


The great middie that played for Crabs 2020 this weekend repeated a grade a few years back for academic reasons. He just completed 7th grade. He is a fantastic player and has played for Crabs 2019 for the last two years because he is good enough to do so. He will not be able to play for them next year because he will not be in high school. Where would you like him to play?


If he was just in 7th grade then he is a 2020. Let's focus on the ones who just finished 8th grade and will be in 8th grade again in September, there were a few of them and the parents were very open about that.

They're claiming that they didn't break any rules, a lack of rules does not make it right. To the rest of us it looks, feels, and smells wromg.

Unfortunately this is an accepted practice with these people and the club feeds off of it. Don't expect things to change until more tournaments put in age restrictions. Even better, if tournaments had some backbone they would tell these teams that they are not welcome. Until then just need to call it out whenever we see it.

In the meantime looking forward to the rematch in Denver, never thought I'd say this but...go Crush!


So he started as a 2019 until he repeated a grade(just not this year) and now Crabs are switching his grade to 2020 which still makes him a holdback and 1-2 years older than the true 7th graders depending on whether he had a pre 1st year in addition to the repeat year. In addition, several of the kids who were added to the already over-age 2020 roster just graduated 8th grade from Baltimore private schools last week and are reclassing to repeat 8th grade next year and they, their parents and their Club were okay with them playing with kids still in 7th grade. Locally, everyone knows the kids playing on the higher level teams and their schools etc. so there is really no defending Crabs actions this weekend. These kids made the 2019 team this past fall, played 2019 in fall and spring and are now suddenly playing 2020 this past weekend while they are still listed out there as 2019 Crabs in many web locations. And the ones that went to private from the beginning already had a one year advantage via pre-1st. It is a joke - they all looked like grown men next to the 12 and 13 year olds and their parents and clubs do not see this as wrong? Poor kids.


Of course they and all the rest of the holdback apologists see no wrong in it..Its the Private school lacrosse world. These are the same schools that constantly preach having good moral character. Well unless sports are to be won or competed in. Then its all about the W. What a bunch of hypocrites