Originally Posted by Anonymous
The holdback / reclassifying is fueled by the egotistical parents of private school kids that can justify it solely on the grounds "because they can". Mathematically it makes no sense at all - but they can afford it! Tough for the U13AA player moving up to the U15AA team only to find out half of players from last year's U15 team are repeating. I would have a hard time watching my son abuse 8th graders when he should be playing high school lacrosse with his peers.


If you are a suburbia Maryland 5'7 prep school 9th grader at the age of 16 and drinking creatine shakes three times a day to get up to 160 pounds, what other sports can you go D1 in? Soccer and cross country running. Lacrosse has not grown enough yet where this sport is not a sanctuary for athletic but undersized white prep school kids. Makes sense parents want to keep the Camelot going by repeating junior in school. Soon that won't matter. Think 6'0+ and 200lbs+ football players undersized for D1 football coming into this sport.