back in the day(glory days)if you were good you played up. Everything use to be by BIRTH DAYS...soccer does it football, baseball, volley ball, basketball too. Every YOUTH sport does it except for lacrosse. Private schools are trying to hold on to there advantage in the sport. ITS CRIMINAL that the sport does not go back to birthdays and if teams break up until high school that's just too bad. if parents leagues tournaments don't recognize its a problem the complaining will continue. Every time a holdback, prefirst beats a kid out that's doing it right he is just screwing that kid. GO BACK TO BIRTHDAYS!!!! problem solved...then we can find something else to complain about...
Not sure criminal..But the system as it is now is not in the spirit of youth sports and everything we are taught about fair play for the youths of today.
One of biggest excuses for grade base was recruiting in 9th grade by college. That is gone now as of April 26 by NCAA. 11th grade is earliest you can have contact with college coach and that includes College coaches talking to Club coaches. 10th grade will be the new 8th grade for recruiting and 9th will be the new 7th for recruiting .. So 8th will be the new 6th..not sure that excuse holds up now. But I am sure the parents of older children and Club Directors have new and improved reasons for grade base without age restrictions.
