Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
I know you are kidding about on age parents suing leagues/clubs but would there be some validity? Think about it, a club/league knowingly put an older (potentially older, more mature physically) player in a contact sport that could injure a younger player by virtue of his physical maturity. Wrestlers go by weight and so does many youth football teams. This is done to protect the child. Lacrosse is a contact sport and they are blatantly scoffing at this clear and present danger.


This forum is for 2025 so when your son whose a sophomore tries out for his high school lacrosse team this year do you tell your Varsity coach that your son competing against seniors means your Varsity coach is “scoffing at this clear & present danger”?

Even high school has freshman, JV , and Varsity teams that dictate skill level. I think everyone agreed that it should be aged based through 8th grade....with the option for your son to play up if he was talented enough. Every study has shown the advantage an older child has between 5th and 8th grade as boys mature differently. Doesn't it make more sense for the best players to "play up" instead of "playing down"?

YES! Well said. Have your son play up and not down. Rules NEED to be changed.

Wait a minute, you guys changed the argument. Of course there’s an advantage if a kid is a year older. But that guy was talking about threatening legal action because of a “clear and present danger” from a physical standpoint which is a joke. This is a 25 forum. We’re talking high school with an age range of maybe 4 years. At this point it’s time to grow up and put your big boy pants on

Yes, but high school makes it clear that you will be playing with kids between the ages of 14-18 and typically offers alternatives skill levels of play (freshman, JV, Varsity). Club lacrosse rules are open ended and there can be a huge disparity in age with the assumption that you are playing with boys your same age. The "attractive nuisance" doctrine could be broadly applied in this case. I'm not sure the judge will appreciate your "put on your big boy pants" argument. Kids who are born on the same day and year can have up to 2 years difference in physical maturity when it comes to puberty. Now add to the fact you are putting your kid in that group and he is 18 months older than that child. Your kid can physically be 3.5 years physically more mature than the other kids. The only people fighting the rule change are the "holdback" parents.