The rule change has been great for on age kids and late bloomers. Unfortunately, reclassifying your kid for lacrosse worked before the rule change. 16 year olds look better when the play against 14 year olds. There is no getting around it. Fortunately, the powers that be realized that verbally committing a kid to a school before he even set foot on a high school field was ridiculous and adjusted accordingly. I don't think you are really going to see the effect of the rule change until you get to the 2021s and 2022s. Most schools have the majority of their 19s squared away and are now focused on 20s. 21s will be the first class that will finish their Sophomore year without any kids being verbally committed. Its a good thing for the kids and the sport. Moving to age based youth lacrosse is the next step in leveling the playing field....