There are just not many kids out there repeating grades for advantage at grade based club lax. The issue at this age is the fact that most private school kids do prefirst, and the average age spread between the two is about a year. The majority don't care, as the sport and club participation grows every year. [/quote]
Not sure where you live?? There are many kids being held back in prefirst. Every MIAA school has a class of prefirst that has a lower school. Even some MIAA B schools have a prefrist grade. And of course there are children that are not ready for various reasons in public's that are heldback from starting. Do these people think about Lacrosse while holding there child back. Maybe a few.
Still doesnt change the fact that there are many of these heldback kids.
And to say it isnt an advantage is a complete lie. The biggest complaints come from the best teams. All have multiple holdbacks.
Most heldback kids arent playing B. Without these holdbacks they would be completely different teams. May still be good but different.
There are too many holdbacks in youth lacrosse in Maryland. Youth sports was never intended to let select older kids playdown.
And the majority do care. And if you think there will not be more and more kids heldback for Lacrosse, you are fooling yourself. Majority of coaches I know who have children in MIAA schools have held their child back regardless of birth month. They know the drill. [/quote]
If you find yourself consistently having this argument, start focusing on the new activities that are just over the horizon.
