The thought process that holdbacks are for scholarships is wrong. You holdback to get a chance to play varsity earlier at a great school (in this area, Malvern, etc.). The goal is not a scholarship for college, but simply admission to a top school. Most of the top lacrosse schools are stellar academic institutions. And it has become incredibly difficult to get into many of those schools without some type of "in." See the entire Varsity Blues sandal.
The ones I know who held back their kids at younger ages, knew it would give their kid an extra year of development, training and playing. Extra year to develop better skills and a chance to be bigger is an advantage!. Yeah sizes catches up, but skill is being developed all
Along. Extra year of skill development at the younger age is huge
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