Being that this is a 2017 thread, do many districts "bring up" freshmen to Varsity, only to have them sit out completely, while they could help on JV? I've been hearing about this more lately. It seems as if the kid could be doing better for his school, playing, rather than watching.
Different theories on this. My kid is a 2017 (not held back) and plays Varsity on a perrenial tri-state lacrosse power. He is seeing the field, but in a relatively limited way. I believe he is getting much better due to the practices and playing with bigger, strong, faster, better players than he otherwise would at the JV or Varsity level. I think the trade off in playing time (less on Varsity) is worth it as he is no doubt getting much better. Just one man's opinion, not there there is one right or wrong school of thought.
