Edge Lacrosse (Canada) plays ALL of their teams down an age group. Not new.
How is it possible that tournaments allow a program to register their teams down? Wouldn't liability issues preclude such a practice? Entire teams playing down is entirely different than individual players form a liability standpoint.
It's because they're not technically "playing down". Many of their school system (it may be province-dependent) have an extra year built in. 2019 is a graduation year; to us it means 12th grade. To someone else it might mean 10th grade or college. If you go to "13th grade" and then graduate in 2019, you are technically a 2019.
Basically, Canada views 2019 as when you enter college (grad hs in 2018, PG) USA views 2019 as when you grad HS (which is what it is supposed to represent for these tourneys. Coaches dont care because they get their hands on recruits at the same time. [/quote]
All of the Edge teams play against competition that is at least one year younger than the age of every kid on their roster. I don't believe there is anything technically kosher with what they do. The program claims each kid has pledged to do a PG year after HS graduation and that is how they justify it. College coaches couldn't care less so they are fee to do what they want with their program. I agree, if I'm running a tournament, I want disclaimers posted so I am not held liable if a kid gets hurt.
