"The Next Level Fall HS league has always been grade based
The Youth teams are scheduled by age/ability"

Who is talking about HS teams??? They are grade base and will continue to be grade base. All Youth Club teams U9,U10,U11, to U15 have gone grade base this upcoming year. It is mainly to accommodate the many children held back in private schools in Maryland. This advantage is not given to everyone just the children who have been held back. This advantage goes aginst the spirit of youth sports . Lacrosse is the only sport in Maryland to allow this. Baseball, Basketball,Soccer are all age base ...yet Lacrosse to give a select few an upper hand goes grade base...And the apologists keep giving us, "get a grip, Seriously, moaners, son isn't very good" while the apologists at the same time play their son down a level to compete...go get in apologists...