I really hate how youth lacrosse is driven to what the college coaches think or could care a less about. There is too much emphasis on appealing to and appeasing the college coaches. How about enjoying the game and competition for what it is - a game! The arguement by parents of holdbacks that the college coaches don't care about holdbacks as a justification for screwing over tne non-holdbacks is nauseating. Yes, it does adversely impact a good on age player that is now a role player simply because the kid in front of him is a year more advanced. If there is an advantage to one kid, that means there is a disadvantage to the other kid. Simply put - I am gaming the system because I can. Yes, the current rules allow it, but it is wrong. The only valid arguement for holding a kid back is to give him an advantage. Don't say it does not matter and that the college coaches don't care. You are clearly gaming the system for an advantage because you can. | 
