2 entries up "Crying about it won't do anything" - let's be clear about your misinformed opinion. There are very clear rules from US Lacrosse that specify age based play. Feel free to read about them on the U12 page of their 2017 US Lacrosse rules handbook, but as the posted above mentioned, they are incapable of being enforced. As far as having no perspective, just because your one of the parents that has succumb to holding back you child, doesn't mean that others have no perspective. I have one in high school and he had kids in his Sophmore class that should be seniors. Congratulations on have a 20-year-old HS graduate chasing daddy's dream of playing in college. Good luck in the real world when you finally understand that playing lacrosse in college has very little reward when it's time to get a real job. It's a game and should be a part of the experience, but it shouldn't be the sole focus of a child's experience.