It might not be hypothetical to the family but it absolutely is to child. Not every kid is automatically anointed a stud because of their pedigree or extra coaching their parents provide to them. I've seen more than a few kids who've come from lacrosse families who just weren't that dominate. And to your point, they were on the better teams with the best coaching. And I am guessing their name or parent connections had gotten them to that point.
I've never seen a double holdback, however, is that that common?
Soon to be more! If it benefits the kid dominating and no rules against it. I’m sure MD has more double, LI will catch up.
More than you would think. Probably 5-7 players every year in the 8th grade of HoCo. That's just in elite but I don't know about the lower divisions (AAA, AA...) probably fewer.
Dad of older lax players here..........it's fewer but not zero in AA and AAA. The general model for holdbacks is that the kid would be a starter at his on-age AA or AAA team (which is equivalent to being deep in the roster on an Elite team. The extra year makes him a starter on an Elite team or even a featured offensive player.
To the extent this is done for the holdback A, AA, and AAA players, it's more complicated, and often has a component of maturity, behavioral issues, level of academic "self accountability" etc. Essentially, Jordan Landon VIII doesn't quite have the skills to play elite on-age, and in addition, is not going to throw up the required academic performance on-age (since this is lax and not football/baseball/basketball) to get into the same pre-law program at UVA that his dad Jordan Landon VII attended.
