Good article but too late for thie age group. Also, why even bring up US Lacrosse? They've been a lame duck forever and the real pioneer has been The Circuit. They used Authenticate and it was immediately noticed by parents and players how much physically smaller the rosters were without the large amount of pre June 1 players and without the older class kids playing down due to class verification.
I like the Gladwell reference too. With databases, it would be even easier to tighten up the rosters even more by moving to a monthly date. Please don't give me "teams are disrupted" nonsense. Practice times and rosters change all the time. There is no need to select an arbitrary month. Make it the first of each month. 3 Step will have to be the leader and clubs will adapt. The lesser clubs will adapt a lot faster than the traditional holdback powerhouses.
