If your 13-year-old is playing 2028, you’re likely from New York, where the December 1 cutoff puts them at a disadvantage, often leading to holdbacks born in September or October.

Most other states use a September 1 cutoff, making June and July holdbacks common. With the new lacrosse rules setting a June 1 cutoff, most kids outside New York are 14 turning 15, and some are already 15 by June.

The aggressive holdbacks? They’re almost 16 or already there.