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reclass is unfortunately part of the game and it is not going any where...high schools have to do a better job of making it something that cannot benefit a kid athletically.
as for a 24 yr old playing against an 18 yr old...there is a difference. Both boys at that point have fully gone through puberty and are both men or closer to it than a 14 yr old who grew earlier and 12 yr old who is growing late. There is s signficant difference between a pubcesnt 14 yr old who is 6'1" playing against a 12 yr old who is 5'. Not saying it is cheating but you can't compare college it middle school.

Not cheating to reclass, but you can cry about it, it’s pointless because you won’t stop it from happening. Not saying they should but pointless to cry about it. They will play against kids different ages their whole lives
7th grader play against 8th grader in middle school
9th grader play against 12th graders in high school
Freshman go against seniors 21-25 in college

It would be cheating to lie about your age but that’s not what’s being discussed here. Every team that can afford to bring down kids for a tournament with this much publicity should. It’s good for the kids to get some love and the clubs benefit showing up with their best players. [Censored] to not be a big enough club to bring kids down don’t detest the guys that have been in the business longer and have done a good job running their clubs
Good job eclipse and 91 for running a club team effectively

Lots of good things going on with the smaller clubs developing guys just worry about your own kids too much attention on other people it’s sad

Reclassing buys you more time for puberty, more time to train, more time to lift weights. Big difference between 18 and 21, big difference between 18 and 24. There should be rules against this and just because there isn’t doesn’t change the fact that it is cheating.

Read a dictionary please, you obviously have no clue what the definition of cheating is.

News for everyone it’s going to become more widely done here on LI. Several 27’s reclassed and if you ask around, you will find multiple 28’s have announced intentions to reclass next year. If your on age son plays for one of the premier clubs or is intending to go catholic, watch out.

Multiple 28’s have announced intentions to reclass…. Who exactly did they announce this to? ESPN?

You should be picking a school for an education not lacrosse but you do you!

You obviously have no moral compass!

cheat
/CHēt/
verb
gerund or present participle: cheating

act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game or examination.
"she always cheats at cards"

Reclassing certainly is ancting in an unfair way to gain an advantage!

Maybe you should read a dictionary!!!!

Why would you think it’s ok to compare HS years and youth years?Totally different.Thats why age groups and cutoff dates exist in youth and not HS.Sure you can not play HS sports @ 20 years old but to compare is just ridiculous.Holdbacks in middle school or re classes and for the 8th grade dad who had a good 10 year old who leveled out and are now desperate to make them good again.Its shameless.The 91 leftovers comment is spot on.The Venom players did score around or over 90% of their goals the last 2 tournaments.It will be interesting how they do without the 4-5 kids from the older teams helping them.Especially the middy.He seems to be one of the best in his age group right now.I bet he isn’t re classing.

This isn’t news and it isn’t happening more now than before. There is nothing to watch out for and it isn‘t cheating. Find somewhere else to spew your fake outrage.

Except it’s only 3 players. And one is a goalie and one is an lsm from surge. Everykne knows this but you. The rosters were released publicly.

Rosters are out for the LILJ All 91 Games. Check and see if your kid made it.

And you felt the need to post this on every age groups thread? Tell us you’re bitter without telling us.
Btw the LILJ game is not something you “make”. You pay you play.

Plenty of Rebels represented

I didn’t see a sign up, how much was it?

It's only for holdbacks and cheaters, sorry, your kid didn't make it.

Sounds like your kid didn’t make the team

Nope. I learned my lesson from my older kid. It’s a money grab. You have to pay to play and even pay for your uniform. If you want to pay money so you can post on instagram your kid made it and how proud you are of “all his hard work” have it.

Or play for 91 because they all make it. Many of whom are coaches sons!

There are only 4 kids on the team that are sons of coaches. But it is accurate that almost the entire team was selected to go. It’s a B level money grab and FOMO for many not to be included on IG.

4 coaches have sons on the team. That leaves 6 starting spots for the rest of the team, lol. Gotta love Daddy ball!

Exactly. LILJ is laughing all the way to the bank. Everyone wants a piece of the pie. Next up excelsior games, All American Select etc. The must goes on and on

Most if not all teams have dad coaches. Who else is going to dedicate their personal time and not get paid? Also, what’s the difference if you start or not?

This isn’t PAL, the coaches get paid.

That’s how life moves……it’s not what you know but who you know. Same goes for talent or subpar talent. If your dad or mom is a coach you will be prioritized regardless of talent.

Express 7
Legacy 2

Express train is just getting ready to roll over everyone! Watch out and get out of the way!!

Express is painful at 29! Have maybe 3 players who will be on the team in 2 years. Enjoy your chuchu train now because it’s over by HS. CoachC already making moves to revamp this entire roster.

deep or not, arguably express was the second best team at the qualifier.

You actually believe someone from Express wrote that? Naive.

The 29 Express team is a sold A team .... I wouldn't put them in the same class as AA team .....

Ha... I'll take the bait. Express was barely in the top 8. Eclipse, 91, Igloo, Moose, Rebels, PT are all much better. They will struggle to get out pool play in DE.

As I said above, this team will be completely new in two years. Right now they are not very good. Coach won't allow that as they get closer to HS. Please enjoy the WS but stay humble my friends.

what results from qualifier weekend are you looking at exactly? they had one loss, to the team that won. and they did better against that team than anyone else did.

Don’t let facts get in the way.

FYI to Express hater, every team will look much different in 2 years.

By no means am I an Express hater, my boys play for Express. I just thought the Express is #2 at this age was an aggressive comment. It's better to be "somewhat" realistic on these forums as it provides more intrinsic value to the reader. Outlandish comments are just an annoyance.

You. Sound like a 91 parent.

I don’t think anyone said they were #2.

No one said they were #2 and no one calls them “The Express”, especially an Express parent.