What does not add up for me is the 5 years of HS lacrosse rule - more then a few kids have played JV or Varsity in 8th grade at their public HS and then went to Cham or ST A's for four years of lacrosse. Also I believe there is a freshman on St. A's right now that played varsity last year for Bayshore and Varsity for St A's this year, will he be ineligible his senior year?
As for today's game, just let the kids play, if it is a forfeit nobody will care after the fact, just let them finish their season and in many cases their careers.
Just MHO
The "5 year rule" is in effect once you enter HS. A 8th grader that is moved up does not count towards the 5 yer rule. It is when you start HS.
Thank you, now it makes sense and it is a good rule for obvious reasons although from the looks of it the decision to repeat had nothing to do with athletics - I will stand by my second point - let them play the game.
The league rules are black and white on this - if you don't follow those rules, why have them??
Exactly right. While we all feel bad for the other players, they knew as well. Everyone there knew. It is not surprising that this is the culture. This is exactly what is happening in lacrosse, everyone does what they want, whether it negatively impacts other families or not. So, I would say to stop whining about it because after all....they are only following the rules, right?
You are making a lot of assumptions about a situation you obviously know nothing about.
The other players did not know. This is not the culture. This was an oversight by the AD who should have been aware of the situation.
Given the talent pool, the coaches certainly do not have to break the rules and risk the season to field a competitive team. The rules were violated and the consequences are clear. This was not a case of malicious intent but rather ignorance and incompetence.
