Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
The HoCo league has a set of rules and those rules include player eligibility. If hold backs are not in violation of the phrase "assuming normal progression of school to graduation??" then what could this possibly mean?

Exact wording from the rules:
"The Conference follows a grade based system based on the player’s current grade level and assuming normal progression of school to graduation. "




There is no "normal". Everyone is special. Way too vague to enforce anything.


Normal would be the Maryland State Age for school entry which and what a reasonable person would expect when allowing their child to play - a deviation from that in the state of Maryland would be not normal for a Maryland based league. Law is generally based on what a reasonable person would expect and no reasonable person would expect a kid that is turning 16 this spring to be in 8th grade.



Howard County Recreation is a joke. Wonder who got them to start a grade based league when All their other programs and leagues are based on age. The private school influence? Maybe a Department head has his kids in a MIAA school? Or he wants his kid to go there? No other reason as most holdbacks are in private schools. Howard County Recreation department is the match that lit the torch of Youth holdback lacrosse in MD. Prior to this all youth teams were age base. Hall of Shame goes to Howard County.


Nothing will be done regarding "older" holdbacks like on Crabs 2020 team. The Howard County lacrosse conference commissioner, Derrick Thompson is gutless and will take no action to make this right, especially regarding Crabs 2020 team.
He has the ability to do the right thing before the season starts this Saturday but unfortunately nothing will be done.
Nice job Derrick Thompson, no ba*ls to do it right, maybe you are tight with Ryan McClernan, the king cheater/assho*e of the Crabs program/2020 team. Plus Crabs 2021 team is just as bad on older holdbacks.


Hey Derrick Thompson, where are you, we are all waiting to hear from you. We know you come on this forum, so speak up.
Oh, thats right, you are just chicken sh*t about doing the right think for the kids in the HOCO league. And to think, you are an employee of Howard County and are paid by Howard County.
What a waste of taxpayers money.