You guys make me laugh. No one is "playing down" as the league is grade based. Go play in MYLA if you want to be age based. If your son is playing in one of the Elite divisions, be proud of him. He is playing with and against some of the best players in the country in his grade. All the teams in the Elite divisions have holdbacks, so singling any team out is a useless exercise. Don't be high and mighty and act like your club wouldn't take the holdback kids on Crabs in a heartbeat if they wanted to change to your club. It's disingenuous. It all boils down to the fact that Crabs wins a lot. Considering it's middle school, who really cares? Is your son getting better playing with and against holdbacks? Of course he is and that's really what should matter, not a frigging free t-shirt.
Perfect...Finally a post not to mess with...Thank you for that!
Nobody cares about a tee shirt except maybe the Crabs and Looneys who will do anything for a win including distort the whole purpose of youth lacrosse. Don't lecture the people that are doing it correctly - there are some teams out there still that have a shred of integrity and are not all about winning all the time. Afterall as you said - this is middle school lacrosse and these people have their kids repeat grades in middle school and then expect everyone else to just accept it. Get a grip on that desperate measure in middle school. It has nothing to do with the Crabs winning alot - their wins actually mean nothing as any good 2019 team could beat most 2020 elite teams just due to the size difference between 13 and 15 year old boys who have not yet hit puberty yet. It is also about right and wrong and safety and the fact that the sport has become a cesspool because of people who think like the above poster but it is actually useless because those who are doing this always have an excuse for their little johnny and always will.
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