Holdbacks and reclassification are part of the game. The coaches and kids who get beat up by them accept it. The parents of the kids who get beat up by the older kids sort of accept it, although they do occasionally come on here to complain about the unfairness. And they are right to complain. It’s the parents who have kids on these “older” teams that do not see it. They boast about certain clubs losing games and rip apart those clubs, particularly those on Long Island. Last spring venom was bashed because they lost a game or two down south. Really??? They are literally the best on age team in the entire country. These parents also bash the World Series as a waste of money and not a good tournament. Well, of course you’re gonna bash a tournament that simply will not allow your sons true team to participate in. At least 10 of the top 20 ranked teams last year are NOT entering it with the same teams they field all year because they can not, as it would be an age violation. They are great teams with talented boys and obviously very committed parents and well coached. But facts are facts. And if they put together a legal team they will NOT win it because they will be missing all of their best (oldest) players. Anyone else who is bashing a particular club on here, or worse yet, a particular player or insinuating about a certain position on a team, is simply upset that their kid got cut. It’s a fact. Either that or you have a personal issue with a coach or owner. Moving forward keep the following in mind. Kids are on here. They rarely post but they certainly read. Keep the insults of players and clubs to a minimum please. I can name 4 clubs that have been ripped apart and made fun of in the last month on this board. It’s not kids who are making these comments. But put yourselves in their shoes. They aren’t the best talent and they aren’t on the best team in their area and they come on here and read about the very team they are happy to be on getting bashed.
