Originally Posted by Anonymous
What the [lacrosse] is wrong with our society? Didn't you all grow up playing sports in a two year age system? There was 9-10, 11-12, 13-15. And we used f'ing bachrach raisin helmets and styrofoam arm pads. And gloves that were foam that we had to cut the palms out of. Against defenders wielding 6 ft long solid wood poles. When exactly did it become impossible for a 11 yr old to play against a 12 yr old that happened to be in their grade? (For whatever reason)

I just don't get the issue with the grade based system. Is the difference between a kid born in the summer and therefore is 12 playing against 11 yr olds better or worse than a 11 yr old born in September playing against a 10 year old that was born two years later in August?

As usual in our society, the answer seems to be lets coddle our children and make sure they only play against kids that were born in the same 12 month period. While we're at it, lets have separate divisions for kids based on height and weight. Jesus. This is club lacrosse. The real problem is that rec has been watered down so badly that parents are signing their kids up for club that have no business doing so. There are so many crappy club teams out there that cant compete and take anyone that will pay them their $1500 dollars. Yes, those kids are at risk when playing against Crabs, Breakers, FCA... Is it because they are younger or because they have no business being on the field with them?


Good morning Mr. Tough 1980s guy, You miss the point completely. If you think this is a debate over 11 year olds being on the same field as 10 year olds, go back 20 pages on this thread and start reading. There are instances of the age spread being dangerous for the kids more than 2 years apart in some instances at the youth ages in a contact sport. I agree with your point about too many clubs and too watered down levels for clubs now. The whole point was to go to year-by-year to make room for more teams, more $$$$, etc. The moronic conclusion to do this grade based rather than by age based which US Lacrosse lamely endorses but everyone ignored doesn't have an argument to stand on except to preserve an artificial 7th to 9th grade recruiting advantage. Scott Baio called, he wants is jean jacket back.