What makes a elite team is holdbacks and lots of them . Because their not good enough to play with guys the same age .
The sad thing is that they are good enough to play with kids their own age, but they wouldn't be "top 10" and get the awards and [lacrosse] kissing they get for playing down.
The 9/1 cutoff for middle school age leagues and tournaments is coming. It will just take a while to phase it in.
