holdbacks, not on age is cheating and sad in youth sports. accept it and move on.
Is it sad? Yes. Is it "gaming the system?" Probably.
Is it cheating? No. The rules for HoCo clearly state it is a grade-based league. Get over it.
Agree, while it is completely gaming the system, unfair to many players and goes against just about everything youth sports stands for...it isnt against the rules as the Howard County Recreation Department wrote them up. Howard Country Recreation should have a special place in Maryland lacrosse Hall of Shame.
Too many people signing up for club at early age as a replacement for Rec. By the time your kid is ready to play club, he should be ready to play with other kids from the community in his grade, whether they are private or public, and whether they are a year older or younger. Club is preparing kids that want to play in HS as their primary sport and is not for everyone. Club is not set up to serve the recreational needs of the community. I haven't heard many complaints about extra year kids having an advantage at more time to take the SAT's, so let's be honest with what this is all about. You don't see too many former college athlete parents complaining about the state of affairs, which should tell you all you really need to know.
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