Originally Posted by Anonymous
Why do you think lacrosse is the only sport that does graduation year and not birth year for eligibility purposes?

I feel it is due to the fact the lacrosse is so heavily tied into schools and is a boutique sport with little earning potential on the back end. Most state sport oversight bodies for High School allow for re-class/late start up to certain dates. Virginia is Aug 1. Many prep schools have the PG option which pushes the senior age to 19 that way. Many college coaches red-shirt and love the older freshman, being physically more developed and more mature. Hockey has a whole industry of juniors, thank you Canada, based around that concept and most incoming frosh are 20!!.