Not even sure what to make of the phrase “double holdback”. My son was held back in kindergarten (i assure you it was not for lacrosse). If he were to become a “double holdback” and repeat another year, he’d be ineligible to play in the Washington or Baltimore private school leagues by his senior year (which are supposedly the king of the holdbacks). Not sure what the LI rules are. Not saying it’s not an advantage, by the way, but it is limited. Also when you hit puberty matters, so does natural size and speed, and AA teams tend to attract those types which maybe amplifies the difference for parents of smaller kids or late blooming kids.
Forget about the school aspect of it - it has everything to do with club.
That's where you are wrong. Just because your kid is small, doesn't mean that everyone else in this world is a cheater. If you were to examine all the 2024 club lacrosse rosters in the country, 95% of them don't have any boys older than July 2005. And for 100% of those boys with July or August 2005 birthdays, it was a school-related decision that was made when the kid was 4. Even if your kid was born late 2006, they should be able to hang with kids born mid-2005. If not, drop down to a B team, and give it a rest. Because once your kid gets to high school, he is going to have to play grade-based anyway.
