There are double holdbacks - I talked to a dad who said his son is turning 16 a week or so. Very nice guy, offered it up during our conversation. It has an impact but there's nothing you can do about it given the system.
Many people, if not most, have no respect for the Edge program, All of their players are older at every level, its just the way it is. But... to have 2018's playing on a 2018 hockey team but playing on a 2020 lacrosse team is absolutely wrong and is cheating and gaming the system way over the top.
Also, most are tiered of hearing that is the way their school system is and that is way blah blah blah. Then how come these 2018's play on a 2018 hockey team but on a 2020 lacrosse team. Simple, because they are way older than most 2020 lacrosse players. I saw Edge play Looney's last fall in a tournament in Bel Air, Md. and it was the most disgusting game I have ever seen in youth lacrosse. Edge players much older and bigger and all they were trying to do was physically injure the other teams players. There were so many penalties against Edge I lost count. The refs called the game with about 3 or 4 minutes left, that's how bad it was. Bright spot, Looney's beat these thugs 9 or 10 to 1.
The entire Edge team is born in 2001. Our whole team will have turned 15 by December 31st. The team reclassed after playing tournaments against 2019 teams who were a year or two older then them. Why do parents keep saying their kids are born in 2002. It's extremely obvious the difference between a 2001 and 2002 born player.
As for the Looneys game ONE YEAR AGO. I agree that it was a disgrace as the kids were beating up on the THEN more skilled Looneys team. If you have watched our team this fall you would know that it is way different. Our Edge team can beat any team in the country, including 89+2. We lost by one while missing one of our Hopkins middies, a top pole, and two of our three starting attack with injuries and hockey. Let's see what happens next weekend in Long Island😀
As for that Looney's game...at the time it only confirmed what many of us had seen firsthand, thuggish play and headhunting leaving a trail of injuries behind, topped off by crude parents...eh. Unfortunately that is your organization's "brand" down here now, a lot of rebuilding to do there since everyone has heard about "that team from Canada".
Rematch between Edge and Looneys would be great! Looneys would now loose by a large margin, and complaining and whining the whole time. Hope it happens soon to put this to rest
. So Edge could play their OVERAGE THUGS again and continue their headhunting/thug sh*t. This game was play a year ago, someone mentioned this game and what transpired yet it seems an Edge coach responded saying LAST year in capital letters and also indicated Looney's WAS talented but shows no respect to Looneys or anyone else. As far as I am concerned nothing would make me happier than for your club to stay out of the US and stay the [lacrosse] in Canada. Your reputation sucks and it is not just the Looneys 2020 game. It goes beyond that, it has happened many times in many games. Why not just play lacrosse the way it should be played and knock off the thug behavior. Or, are Edge teams coached that wY.
You sound like a bitter loser. Edge is a solid team that is rocking some of the Ill prepared wimpy prep school complainers. Why does that bother you so much? I am not an edge parent, but respect a talented team. All you people complaining about holdbacks need to take a closer look at your own team. Stop being jealous of all the edge boys who are being actively recruited as we speak. Our team welcomes the competition brought by Edge, if violations are committed, they will be called. Please stop your complaining
