Originally Posted by Anonymous
Grade based teams with an age cut off like the World Series of Lacrosse would be more than sufficient in curbing this practice. It's one thing to have a late birthday or a year of pre-k. Its another thing to use reclassifying as club strategy to gain an advantage which is what the Crabs are all about. Their thrashing on national TV last summer proved that without older players they are not so hot.


You can keep crying because your son isn't good enough, but there is a reason they went to grade based teams. The girls side has done it that way for years (yes, holdbacks for girls is not as common), and that's what the clubs/college coaches want to see.

You can keep crying, but it is waste of time. As for the Crabs, they were dominant when it was age based as well. Holdbacks are everywhere, and actually Madlax and FCA lead the pack.