Of course we are cheating couldn't be that we are just simply better
See, that's the problem. When you cheat even once, you'll never be considered legit again. Ever. It doesn't matter if every game from that point on is on the up and up, when some of your parents didn't get the memo to be quiet about your older boys, word spreads really quickly. I can understand your anger. You want everyone to think your kid is the greatest because he plays on a good team (or at least a team with 2 good players). But, now no one takes that team seriously. Trust me, your team isn't the first and it likely won't be the last. You would think that after what happened with Sons a few years ago that people would stop with the nonsense, but unfortunately, this show gets replayed every season.
Funny you throw these things out here like BL has actually cheated? If so when and where? No one ever said the team didn't have kids born before 9/1, but they are all still in 6th grade and [lacrosse] the goalie is only in 5th. Freedom 22 is loaded with kids born before 9/1/03 are they cheating every time they go out and play?
Freedom 22 is stacked w older kids. That's a lot to do with their success at this level. Are they cheating? Nope. Would that team be decimated if things went to an age based model? Absolutely. This is why they can't field a team for WSYL. As it stands, we are in a grade based world. The future, however, is age based. Then, little Johnny will be forced to play w kids his own age. Won't that be a blow to daddy's ego. Can't wait to watch it all unravel.
As a parent with a kid born after 9/1 going age based would be great, but it will never happen. There is way too much money in travel lacrosse for them to ever make the change.
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