Cheating is doing something that violates the rules . I did no such thing. WHat I did was allowed. Like I said, as per US lax rules he would be on the same team. He didn't even pick up a lax stick till third grade, wasn't ilk fit was part of the plan. Just did what his teachers said would be best for him. Cheating would have been putting him in a year before where he would struggle because he was not born 10 hours later , we would have cheated him.
Originally Posted by Anonymous
You cheated in the realm of academics to move your kid ahead. Yes I feel you should have had him in the current year. As the counselors stated their are those at the bottom and those at the top of each grade. You changed his stars to be at the top when he should have been at the bottom. You manipulated the natural order of things. Hence Cheated.

Whether we are talking 5th grade lax or when they are ready for college your child will be in a better spot than anothers because you intervened you cheated.

Just because you can, just because you wont go to jail, just because you did - doesn't mean you didn't cheat.

Originally Posted by Anonymous
None of them "need" to be in a winter lax league. Point is my son likes lax. He was a late NOV baby and for the sake of less then 24 hours I was not going to have him be the youngest in his grade. That being said, according to US lax rules he was the appropriate age at their Aug cut off date. I have also been told by numerous people including Guidance Counselors that boys born in Oct Nov tend to make up the majority of their problems. I am sorry that you think I should have put my son in school so that your son could have more success in winter lax, but I really need to put him in the best position to achieve for the rest of his life.
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
You do realize that a player in 5th grade who was held back and could be in 6th is often also US lax eligible for the team his currently on. US lax cutoff is in either August or Sept , the schools are Dec 1
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Lets get all the rosters out with birth dates (and original birth certificates) of all kids in "5Th grade" you would be amazed at how many should be in 6th grade I am sure every "5th grade" team travel or town has 1 or 2 that could be in 6th grade ......That is why we should transition to the U brackets (u-9, U-11, etc.) So until then all will have some kids who "Could" be in 5th grade but the parents did not hold back .


You do realize if a boy was held back already before 5th grade , maybe he doesn't need to be in a winter lacrosse league ?