Me and my 5th grade LI kid are not spending the summer driving up and down 95 to play travel lacrosse in the heat. He played plenty of good lax this past year. We're spending our summer weekends handing out with friends and family - at the beach, playing other sports in a relaxed setting, etc. We'll probably get serious about travel lacrosse in a few years. You and your kid will be burnt out then and then you'll hold him back so he can play against younger kids. We will probably never see you on the lax field as a result. But my little Jimmy is pretty good. He may not get a full ride to Hopkins but if he decides to focus on lax in a few years he will likely play college ball just like I did. It's a marathon not a sprint my friend. Anyone getting worked up about 5th grade travel lax teams doesn't understand that. Good luck.
