Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
^^^

You just made a great argument for why there needs to be a simple rule for grade-based tournaments. Roster forms and registrations often ask for school and graduation year.

How about: "In a graduation year division, the graduation year of a player is based on the grade of the current or recently completed school year, regardless of future plans. Teams must play in the division of the highest graduation year of ANY of its players. For example, if a rising 8th grade team has one player who just completed 8th grade, the team must compete in the rising 9th grade division."


. . . if centralized by US Lacrosse, there should be an open period to reclassify - after all school systems finish their spring semester (like 1 July-1 September).


Sorry to be rude but its silly to limit reclassing to a specific period of the year. Kids should be able to reclass any time they want. Why? Because the only factor that should be relevant to where someone plays on a club/town/youth team is the date the kid came out of his momma's womb. It should not matter what grade the kid is in.

Try telling a hockey guy that a stud player should be able to stay in Bantam Major for another year because he chooses to not advance to the next grade in school. See what his reaction would be.