The holdback conversation between the LI parents and the MD parents does make my head swim. In Maryland the age cut-off line for starting kindergarten is 5 on September 1. Boys born between 9/1/2005 and 12/31/2005 are NOT 2024 holdbacks, they are classed correctly according to school enrollment laws for the state of Maryland.
The September 1st cut off date is also consistent with the age-based rules from US Lacrosse and WYSL (see above links).
So... if NY/LI has a cut off later in the year (12/1 or 1/1) that will not and should not influence how MD teams are form.
The class vs age-based debate will always be heated, but please get your facts right.
