Actually, college coaches do want it this way so that they know that everyone on the field is a 9th grader(for example). Girl's clubs have been setup this way for years for this reason.

My question is, why is Crabs made out to be the bad guys in this? People say they have the most holdbacks, but why is that? Is it because Crabs is the only club that allows them to play with their grade, or is it because the kids want to play for Crabs? You know what the answer to that is. This is why it comes off as complaining and whining. It's not cheating if that's the way the system is built. It's not like the other clubs don't have as many holdbacks because they chose not to. It's because Crabs gets first pick in most cases and those that don't make it go someplace else.