I think the intention of the 5th quarter is to give the coaches discretion to play whoever he likes. Thats why they do the alternating quarters with the 8th graders playing the 1st and the 3rd and the 7th graders playing the 2nd and the 4th. I know my coaches only put their best players on the field in the 5th quarter. Its bad enough he has to play the kids that cant throw and catch the rest of the game. Although we are a strong lax town, my sons middle school team is just about as unwatchable as lacrosse gets. We have about 5-7 players that could play for anyone including the top clubs, but after that there is a huge drop off......