If you think that the sheer number of Maryland holdbacks is annoying, dishonest, corrupt, etc, you aren't alone. Make no mistake, when your kid's LI team plays a team from MD, the kids he is playing against are at least a year older than him, and most likely more than that. 70% to 80% of every single team from Maryland are holdbacks, as confirmed over and over again by actual parents from Maryland. This means that every kid that touches the field in a close game is a holdback. But if you are annoyed, it's nothing compared to the MD parents of on age players. There is simply no room for any opportunities on competitive teams for on age kids, since all positions are taken by kids that should be a grade higher. As a result, the honest on age kids are totally getting the shaft. So, yeah it's annoying playing against teams that have a dirty little secret that they don;t want you to know about, but that's nothing compared to what these MD teams are doing to their own youth and the sport at large. Completely reprehensible. See the below quote from a Maryland parent, that was copy and pasted from the MD thread on BOTC...
[/quote] Most of our kids start school later than most. So they are already 1 year ahead. So when we re -class the kids in 6th , 7th and 8th grade. most of the boys are already 1 1/2 to 2 years older than the other states. Yes the rules are based on grade but the kids are much older than most..Exactly the case in number 22.. almost 15 years old.
