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edge 2019 all played bantam box lacrosse last summer which includes age verification. Bantam Box in 2014 was for players born in 2001 and 2000. A slight exaggeration saying these kids are in grade 10. NONE of them are over the age of 14


What position are you in to verify the birth dates of the Edge program players?




Edge Parent. All players born in 2000. All players 14 yrs old or younger.


"Edge Lacrosse tears up Fall ball"

would be embarrassed if I found out my sons team played their entire season against teams that were younger than our kids. I would consider it a waste of time playing kids younger than our own age, it certainly doesn't make them better, it gives them a false sense of their abilities. This is what's wrong with youth lacrosse.

http://instagram.com/p/vfSq20ktyF/?modal=true


I don't think you have a true grasp of what Edge is doing. They aren't travelling down to these tournaments to get better or to test themselves. That's what box lacrosse is for, where the norm is for the best players to age up. Any false sense of abilities gets quickly sorted out once you are in junior playing 20 year olds. Your worth as a player in Canada is decided first and foremost by the ability and toughness you show in box. These recruiting tournaments are strictly business. They are coming down to get scholarships and it's working because the college coaches do not care one bit. In fact, they come up to Canadians and actively instigate reclassifying. While I wholeheartedly agree that the practice of dropping a team down is wrong and should be eliminated, the same should be done for the practice of holding kids back at kindergarten and grade 8. Edge didn't open the door, they just kicked it wide open. If you have even one relassified kid on your club team, unfortunately you have no right to complain about Edge. Either there are rules or there isn't and right now there isn't. The only way to stop it is for people to demand US lacrosse adopt a hard age policy in line with box lacrosse in Canada or youth hockey/soccer. It's actually amazing that there isn't to be honest. Until then, if Crabs, Dukes, etc., keep relassifying, expect Edge to keep doing it too.


There is a major difference between a parent deciding their son is too small to or is having issues keeping up in school and holding them back a year and Edge Lacrosse which just plays entire teams down an age group. You really don't see the difference? So, its okay if a travel team plays down two years? Three? My 4th grader would look great playing against 2nd graders.
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
edge 2019 all played bantam box lacrosse last summer which includes age verification. Bantam Box in 2014 was for players born in 2001 and 2000. A slight exaggeration saying these kids are in grade 10. NONE of them are over the age of 14


What position are you in to verify the birth dates of the Edge program players?


Edge Parent. All players born in 2000. All players 14 yrs old or younger.


"Edge Lacrosse tears up Fall ball"

would be embarrassed if I found out my sons team played their entire season against teams that were younger than our kids. I would consider it a waste of time playing kids younger than our own age, it certainly doesn't make them better, it gives them a false sense of their abilities. This is what's wrong with youth lacrosse.

http://instagram.com/p/vfSq20ktyF/?modal=true


I don't think you have a true grasp of what Edge is doing. They aren't travelling down to these tournaments to get better or to test themselves. That's what box lacrosse is for, where the norm is for the best players to age up. Any false sense of abilities gets quickly sorted out once you are in junior playing 20 year olds. Your worth as a player in Canada is decided first and foremost by the ability and toughness you show in box. These recruiting tournaments are strictly business. They are coming down to get scholarships and it's working because the college coaches do not care one bit. In fact, they come up to Canadians and actively instigate reclassifying. While I wholeheartedly agree that the practice of dropping a team down is wrong and should be eliminated, the same should be done for the practice of holding kids back at kindergarten and grade 8. Edge didn't open the door, they just kicked it wide open. If you have even one relassified kid on your club team, unfortunately you have no right to complain about Edge. Either there are rules or there isn't and right now there isn't. The only way to stop it is for people to demand US lacrosse adopt a hard age policy in line with box lacrosse in Canada or youth hockey/soccer. It's actually amazing that there isn't to be honest. Until then, if Crabs, Dukes, etc., keep relassifying, expect Edge to keep doing it too.


There is a major difference between a parent deciding their son is too small to or is having issues keeping up in school and holding them back a year and Edge Lacrosse which just plays entire teams down an age group. You really don't see the difference? So, its okay if a travel team plays down two years? Three? My 4th grader would look great playing against 2nd graders.


I don't see the difference as it applies to high-level club lacrosse. Leaving it up to parents discretion is what has led to this debacle in the first place. I don't care if a kid has to be held back for academic reasons, that makes sense. Why that child should gain an athletic benefit for poor academic performance doesn't. Nor does letting parents decide if there child is too small for their age and holding them back. If your child is so small that you seriously fear he can't play within his own age group, I think you have 3 choices. You can either understand the child will always be small and should learn to use it to his advantage, you can play the child down to the appropriate level of play (within age, ie. from AA to A), or you can pick a more appropriate sport. Otherwise, it's entirely possible that Edge just happens to be a team full of parents who thought their kids were too small for 2018 or need an extra year of schooling. Oh wait, that's exactly what happened isn't? If it's good for one it's good for all. Sliding scales don't work and parental discretion absolutely does not work. You need hard rules enforced by US lacrosse using age not grade. It's the only way to close loop holes and keep it fair. Or don't and stop bitching about Edge. But hey, at least they only reclassified once. How many 2019's are getting ready for their driving tests next year? Now that's scary