.... and as others have said, these club owners would make more money if they used a strict calendar year system. It would open up club lacrosse to a wider range of athletes, skill level and experience. The best of the best of the best can hang with older kids, and their families probably love it. But the more typical "good" athlete can not.
The MD MIAA and the MA and PA prep schoolers can still enter HS at 16, and enter college at 20. No one wants to stop that if that is what they want. Just have club lacrosse be age on age. AAA, AA, A and B divisions. Will increase enrollment and $$$ for club owners. Fair, even, competitive games keeps parents coming back, and entices more parents to come - especially from the lesser athletes and the less experienced players, who can play A or B and have fun.
Unless the rules have changed lately, max age to play in the MIAA is 19 (you can turn 19 during your senior year). This is only one year older than the "normal" senior age (17 into 18).
While there is a huge amount of HS players turning 19 during the school year, There is only a few that turn 20 prior to school year. These double holdbacks if not starters stay and play occasionally. People turn a blind eye as they have no effect on game.... I have seen this. I do know of a couple of starters( two year) who were turning 20 prior to season and went to a PG school where they played without an issue. It is a rare thing of double holdbacks in MIAA but does happen. Doesnt have much effect.
Now the 19 year old's ...Loaded at the MIAA schools. Funny how Booker announcing on his network saying.."this player is a great soph or Freshman wonder"..knowing full well the player is a JR age wise ore Soph age wise in MD. ...
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