The bottom line is how in the world does a 17 yr old get to call himself a 2017? It matters at these individual showcases. When a 17yr old can call himself a freshman theres something really wrong.
Why is lacrosse not like elite club soccer? Soccer is all age based. Girls playing U-16, U-17 can be in odd school years as holdbacks. Nobody in soccer seems confused if they are recruiting a specific U16 kid who is a 2017 or a 2016 at a tournament. Do we have a confidence problem that NCAA lacrosse coaches can't read the school year from a tournament roster sheet?
This is the same system used by hockey USA. Lacrosse needs to be age based 16u is 98 under, 99 is 15 under you can always play up but not down. It would even the system for all while giving the better players the opportunity to play up,if their ability allows it. Using graduation year makes for some shady moves and each state has different dates as cutoffs for school. Most Long Island schools use 12/1 as the date. But birthdate is your birthdate and if you want to change that give it a try.
