What is the true issue with teams having holdbacks? Is it that the opposing teams are unable to compete? Are people concerned their child loses time in the spotlight?
If your child is good, playing against/with holdbacks seems to facilitate the younger players development at a faster rate.
I’ll keep it simple, when a kid is much older, and is dirty that it’s something bad for everyone involved.
That plus your parents continually making excuses for crappy behavior by your teenage player, the coach and the parents is enough.
Nobody cares about NL, Crabs, Hawks or FCA because they don’t cross check kids to the point where people throw up.
Hope that sums it up for you.
