Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
He won't be able to play most summer tournaments because most leagues and tournaments have rules that a player that has played any high school lacrosse can not play youth any more. The Crabs bigger, faster and older have this "win" with loads of asterisks.

That rule is NEVER enforced, and most clubs simply blow it off. It's a pretty dumb rule, really. Why penalize a kid for being good enough to play on a HS freshman or JV team? This isn't rec league. We should have the best players at the age or grade level playing, period. Who cares if they have played for a high school?


Actually the situation rarely comes up in Maryland as Maryland schools do not allow 8th graders to play on their high school team nor can they play for more than 4 years in any one sport in all their high schools combined. Many Maryland 8th grade players capable of playing for their high schools have not due to this rule. For Maryland you must be a full time student attending the school and eligible grade you are playing for so 8th graders can not do it. Your allegation that it is never enforced is self serving because it is not something that comes up in Maryland. Back to the original question though, he can not play this weekend or any weekend in the Hoco league as their rules are very clear on the point. If Looneys is playing Beach Lax or any Aloha or Hogan event, he is also unable to join the team. Curious to see if Crabfeast allows it or not.


Does this also mean that the 91 Crush kid who committed to PSU is not allowed to play in any of these tournaments as he has been playing for his local high school on LI.


As Aloha and other tourney rules are written, he can not play Beach Lax or those type of youth tourneys - it does not matter where they played high school lacrosse but if they play it at all, they are no longer eligible for youth tourneys. NY does not have the school restrictions Maryland does but Crush would still need to check the rules of the tournaments they entered and he and any other can not play in the youth tournament. This should not be a surprise to any one - it is common knowledge.