[quote=Anonymous]to the LI argument though, a 2020 player should be born between September 1, 2001 and August 31, 2002. Any players born before September 1, 2001 should be playing in the 2019 bracket regardless of graduating year, this should be their actual graduation year if they weren't left back, held back, or went to pre-first.

Kids in first through 8th should be playing against kids their own age, unless good enough to play up. Under no circumstance should kids be allowed to play down against kids younger than themselves.






What is so magical about 9/1? The reality is that tournaments attract teams from all over and each school district or private school has its own policies. 9/1 is the worst possible cutoff date to pick if you want people to buy in to an age limitation because it attempts to mimic school class while while leaving out large numbers of kids who have never reclassed. I understand the [lacrosse]'s or World Series dates of 6/1 and 5/1 are not perfect but they stop the worst of the abuses while actually having hope of being accepted.