I like it. Using Sept to Aug mirrors the year used by schools in the majority of states where youth lacrosse is fairly developed as a sport. Calendar year would be best for NY, as it comes close to NYs school age system, but NY is in the minority here. While NYers would prefer the calendar, moving to Sept-Aug would be much better than the current grade system. Going to age based teams is all that matters. Where the 12 month window lies is far less important.
Calendar year is used in hockey mostly because the Canadians use it, and USA Hockey more or less emulated them. Soccer recently moved from Aug-July (I think - am not sure) to calendar year simply to be in line with what is done internationally.
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