Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
The constant whining about kids being older is really getting stale already. The fact is when they get to high school they are all playing against older and younger kids, and they either sink or swim, its that simple.
This statement is spot on if we're talking about high school kids, (and not 8th & 9th graders playing summer middle school grade level). And these 'older early commits' should hopefully be playing Varsity level, because up here in Westchester, there is a lot of bad JV lacrosse being played. At the prep school level it is a different story of course, where a school like Brunswick Ct. can field Fresh - Varsity highly competitive teams.


The Prep school world is a completely different animal. The Prep school world is filled with holdbacks and reclasses. It is conceivable in the prep school lax world that a 15 year old freshman makes varsity and will suit up against 18 and 19 year old seniors.


Except by the time Lacrosse season comes along these Freshman will already be 16 if they are not now.


If you're really good it doesn't matter except for cheap shots. My son is 16 yo rising Jr. Played in committed games against 19 and 20 yo rising college freshman. Broke one kids ankles on a dodge and the older kid crossed checked him in back. No big deal. He got right up and laughed at him. He says to him "is that the best you got a 20 years old?" Classic. IMHO this re-class thing is going to start to produce some real bad misses on these recruits. Most of these kids are going to get their asses handed to them when they actually have to play on age or up in college.