[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
They are all of little importance. I have an on age son (Feb. 2010), but the holdback issue is not as all-important as you think. If your son can’t compete in the regular tournaments, it’s probably just that he isn’t that good. The best teams tend to have a few holdbacks and that is annoying, but kids that can actually play still compete fine with kids a little older. The good athletes do fine either way so I don’t think seeing a purely on age tournament would be more exciting or show anything new. If your kid is marginal now it’s not the holdbacks, it’s lack of skill and athleticism and whining about holdbacks won’t change that.
The on age can and do compete with the holdbacks.
I have never heard on age kids ever complain about the holdbacks. If anything they laugh about it.
The detest comes from the parents that can't stand the fact that there are weirdos out there that want their older kids to play down against younger kids.
That's it.
It's lame and soft and we see through it.
Tough kids play up. Weak parents play their kids down.
