No one should play up unless your schools program needs to fill roster spots to field a team. For programs that have enough, or too many that they need to make cuts, bringing kids up should be out of the question. I assure you that it is not in the best interest of the younger kids. They will be resented by the older players who were cut or who's friends were cut. Not what you want for your child who will be entering high school within a year or two. They will have bier time. Let the high school aged players have theirs.
Hog wash. Poppy [lacrosse] take your pick.
Players who have aspirations to play in college want to play with the best they can against the best they can. if what you say is true the philosophy would work for Freshman and Sophomores too. WAIT THEIR TURN, NO, PLAY WHEN YOU CAN AND DESERVE TO PLAY.
No player should be brought up to fill a number or fill a roster spot. A player should only be brought up because she/he is on level and/or better than what you have and is both physically and mentally mature enough to make the leap.
I have seen those special players the past few years, Modified or even JV is a waste for them.
Agree 100 %, just saw an 8th grade wrestler win a state championship in wrestling, last year he took 2nd, should this kid not be given the opportunity to perform at that level because it was not his turn ?
Congratulations to the young man for winning States, but please understand that NY is one of only two states that has a high school weight classification under 100 pounds. The reason for this is that most high school boys (including this young man) are likely to be 105 pounds or more (11-12% heavier than the 99 pound classification). So this young man won a weight class best-suited for his age. If you said that an eight grader won the 145 pound or 152 pound class, that might be more credible and relevant to boys high school lacrosse. Further, wrestling, by having weight classifications, limits the physical disparity that can exist between kids of different ages. If this same 99 pound wrestler were to step on the lacrosse field against a 205 pound defender, serious injury could occur.
