Sports should be additive, not end all, be all. If you hold back your child for lacrosse, or any sport for that matter, you are a terrible parent.
What about holding back your kids for a couple years so he can drive himself to an elite private school that is too far away for carpooling?
Asking for a friend...
This is a great question! However, you’ll get more answers on the Crabs thread. You might even get a couple of BL 8th graders parents chime in on how their sons driving is working out for them.