Saw this on another board. It is from US Lacrosse's insurance company:


Thank you for your recent email regarding reclassification of players in youth lacrosse. We are in regular communication with US Lacrosse on matters of safety and they have proven to be both proactive and effective at addressing evolving issues. The issue you addressed, is one such issue and it is a growing concern throughout youth sports, not just Lacrosse. Unfortunately, participants, parents, and others see reclassification as a means for players to gain an academic and/or athletic advantage and increase their potential (like recruitment by colleges as an example). US Lacrosse is actively pursuing a strategy that will establish age-based player segmentation guidelines (rather than grade based) and be supported by an age verification process incorporated into its membership application transaction. It hopes to conduct a pilot program this summer. It is possible that future sanctioning of events will be conditioned on the adoption of these best practices (age based player segmentation guidelines and age verification) and that the levels of insurance coverage may differ based upon compliance. As you can see, US Lacrosse is working diligently to address this issue. If you would like additional information about these initiatives, please don’t hesitate to reach out to US Lacrosse and Dr. Bruce Griffin, Director of Health & Safety at BGriffin@uslacrosse.org. Thanks again for contacting us and I hope this helps alleviate your concern.