Originally Posted by Anonymous
This is circle jerk and we have been going around and around. This is a U13 tournament it is NOT a 2022 tournament. I for one applaud WSYL for sticking with their guns and keeping the Sept 1st cut off.

Give me a break, I just went to a tournament in MD and the majority of the 2022 Teams had kids that were obviously rec-lassed. Every team has a couple of kids that are big but if the whole damn team is three inches taller and 20 lbs heavier than other teams it is a mockery of sportsmanship. Stop pretending that all these 2022 kids are stud teams and stud players. The true litmus test about how good your kids is to ask yourself would he still "stand out" on a 2021 team. If the answer is NO, then you might want to up your monthly college savings commitment cause the fraction of a fraction of a 12.5 scholarship ... it ain't happening.


I wonder if changing the way College's recruit will stop the re-classing and holdbacks that all the MD teams do. Before it did make a difference, reclass beat up on younger kids and get committed. Now you reclass and all you get to do is just beat up on younger kids, if that is what you are into. The first time we went to MD I couldn't believe how big and athletic the kids were. After speaking to one of the MD Parents that was very nice he told me that 80% of his 2022 team was born is 2003. Our team only 25% was born in the late 2003.