If your son is on one of the top 4-5 AA 2020 teams that means he is really good at lacrosse relative to other 8th grade boys - no matter what their ages are. Each team has their share and unless a particular team or club takes a stand a proclaims they are playing with "u14" kids only, than all teams are the same. The boys don't care. They just want to play against the best and this spring will be a fantastic opportunity to do so. If he just missed making "AA" there are some really good "A" teams and that group will be very competitive as well. BTW - those teams also have kids born before sept 01. They're just not as good. Time to stop whining about the holdbacks. And no I'm not justifying my choices as my son as March 02. Nor is he on Crabs