US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE #BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2027-8th Grade Fall 2022/Summer 2023

Great post Lax Truths!

Unsanctioned club tournaments don't need to follow any USA Lacrosse age recommended guidelines. If the NLFs, Adrenalines, NALs and other higher-level tournaments want to follow age verification, those tournaments will quickly become irrelevant for the top programs around the country that accept reclasses. These programs will seek to play in non-age verified tournaments (Naptown will never change) and a new set of power tournaments will emerge. It starts at the top and the top of the food chain is the NCAA. The NCAA will need put in say a 19-year-old max freshman enrollment age for all sports and then let the reclassing take place in college. Similar to taking a red shirt year which many freshmen already do. Until that day comes, the top 2027s and younger age group players will be playing with reclasses going forward whether you like it or not.

It will only benefit to sport to get everyone on the same age. The club and college game will not suffer and by keeping everything age based, it will only serve to draw more players into the sport. The sport would benefit from having a solid "middle class" as opposed to the very top heavy with everyone else being also-rans at the club and college level which is limiting the growth of the sport

Worth trying out for Nike National team even though still a year young? Older son played and got his early commit from this event.

Well get used to it because it’s not going anywhere. At least for this age group.

Well get used to it because it’s not going anywhere. At least for this age group.

This didn’t age well.

Did you read the article genius? Doesn’t affect this age group at all. Or are you one of those dopes posting this on every age group in this forum? I’m all for the age verification for U14 but who cares once they reach HS.
And who gives a hoot about the NLF tournaments anymore anyway? They call it the national championship but how can they when these NLF teams have loopholes to keep their toughest competition from entering these tournaments? Spare me the business reasoning, it’s complete cowardice.