Crabs parents should just own it. This year their top players are all magically bigger, faster, and stronger than everyone else, which is usually a recipe for winning lacrosse games.
The Crabs ended last summer ranked 32nd in the country with a 22-14-1 record. They lost to Madlax 12-5, Next Level 9-5, and even True Chesapeake, which no longer exists. They squeaked by 91 Maryland 9-8.
This year they're 17-1 and easily Top 5 (or 3). So far they beat Madlax 7-4, Next Level, 10-2, and 91 Maryland 12-1.
Hawks beat them 10-2 and 9-3 last year, but this year Crabs somehow flipped the script and beat them 10-7. We all know it's not because you work harder. C'mon.
King Crab's strategy is transparent and consistent. Stop with the denial and own it, and maybe be a bit quieter during games. People will still complain, but it's within the rules (for our age group) and it is what it is.
The majority of parents involved don't want to "own it" because over the last 5 years they were sold either King Krab's, or Millon's, or somebody's sales pitch of "we develop elite HS players." When we all know the % of roster turnover after 7th and 8th grade is absurd. And while your son may be on the Crabs or 91 practice team, at least he'll have the helmet! You know, because player development.
I don't think anybody is accusing 91 of using holdbacks, or any other pathway, to achieve dominance.
Holdbacks are a part of life in lacrosse now. The age thing try's to limit it to summer holdbacks, plus gives all the prefirst parents an out to say that they arent holdbacks. LOL. Summer Holdbacks are here along with some other holdbacks that join when they can. No biggie, just have to live with it or do the right thing for your son, hold him back
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