CRABS 2020 through 6th grade lost to VLC, Rough Riders, Loonies, Rising Sons and Team Ninety One. 7th Grade they lost to Loonies, Edge, Team 91. 8th grade they haven't lost to anyone yet and probably wont. They went from 3 holdbacks in 6th grade to over 10 in 8th grade...there is a prytern....more holdbacks...less losses..they know what they are doing.
The farce in all of this is that if your son is on age and is playing in either the 2021, or 2020 Hoco "Elite Divisions" he is effectively "playing up," against boys one to two years older. This is not by choice, but because the dominant teams are loaded with hold backs who are choosing to play down. The result is predictable and dangerous and the adults who theoretically are responsible (and even more theoretically should care) do and say nothing and pretend that this is nothing more than healthy competition.
The "big boys" win by literally running over their opponents; not because of their athletic skill, but due to their size and bulk. A 6 inch difference in height and 50 pound difference in weight are decisive advantages, particularly when that is replicated across an entire team.
Please do not recycle the argument that its "almost" high school where there is a four year age span. It may "almost" be high school, but it is still supposed to be youth lacrosse.
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