As Reagan used to say during debates, “well there you go again”. Talking about how folks should be embarrassed watching their team kick your eight year old son’s team’s but. Is every kid on the other team a “holdback”? No. Maybe one or two? Are the “holdbacks” 2 years older then your eight year old? No. Probably six to nine months older unless your son is a summer birthday. Fact is the other team is simply better. If your son is as good as you believe he is he in time will be part of the cream that rises. If the “holdback” is good simply because of his age, but he is slow and has no stick skills in time your son will surpass him. Until then “nobody cares, work harder”, or stop playing club against teams from other states and play ball only in you age controlled local leagues and tourneys.