I have to ask, My younger son plays travel hockey, all those teams go by birth year. is there a reason why travel lax has not done the same?
Similarly, all of youth soccer has gone age-based (Jan 1). Somehow all of those players are still getting into college. Doesn't seem very difficult.
UMMM US Lacrosse has age guidelines as well. September is the most logical as it mirrors many school systems. However, HOCO chooses not to use US Lacrosse guidelines. Funny how the US Lacrosse in in Sparks not far from the home base for several clubs and yet they have no influence on the youth game. US Lacrosse should reach out and make a bigger push or get out of the way. The age guidelines US Lacrosse uses should be enforced by a Howard County public league.
It's not a public league. It is managed by the county but paid for and rules instituted by the clubs. The pushback argument is there are different divisions from elite to A/B. If your team doesn't have older kids, they shouldn't be playing elite. There is no shame in asking to play against equal competition even though there is shame in double holdbacks scamming the system to get some weird advantage.
The clubs make the rules and not the county. Complain loudly to your club about double holdbacks and see what they say.
