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You've made no sense in your attempts to justify this. Whether or not its lacrosse or football (non-revenue versus revenue), all student athletes being recruited are almost exclusively high schoolers. A college coach needs to know and recruit accordingly based upon that SA's graduation date. For some reason, you are saying that college lacrosse coaches are either: 1. dumb, or 2. too lazy to be able to do what every other sports' coaches have to do, revenue sport or not, which is to parse through players and know who is graduating when, and how to recruit any prospective SA respectively. Further, an age-based system is easier to recruit against than HS recruiting as a majority of athletes at any age are predominantly still in the proper/expected grade for their age, which also begs the question as to why any system should be catering to the minority versus the majority. The bigger point is other than being a sport that anyone here on BOTC already knows - that lax is great sport to plan and watch, the sport isn't special in any OTHER way, so there is still no argument that it should behave differently, and the argument that "it is what is is" is NOT an even an argument!

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Just out of curiosity, are you the fat coach who’s shirts are always too small and sounds like High Pitch Eric from the Howard Stern Show? Or are you the grumpy bald coach who just yells for everyone to pass to his kid the entire game?

As you are a parent of a 5th grader I can understand your naivety and your speaking from the heart when you, unfortunately have no idea what you are talking about. I believe it was the overrated Bob Dylan who said "If your child is in 5th grade and you believe in age based your are an idealist, but if you are a parent of a high school student and you believe in age based you are a fool" Stop worrying about who is beating your kid and worry about making him better...

There is so much stupid in this post I can't possibly rebut it all, but I will try. Firstly, the fact that youth hockey is age based has absolutely nothing to do with the NHL draft being age-based (and btw, the NHL draft uses a Sept 15-Sept 14 year, while youth hockey uses a January 1-Dec 31 year, so it doesn't even match - oh my god, this must confuse the [lacrosse] out of NHL scouts). If the NHL draft switched to grade based tomorrow, youth hockey would not follow suit. Second, in the US, D1 colleges and the NHL draft acquire players through either the junior system, the US National team program, Prep schools, or high end high schools (MN only, typically). None of these are age based in the way a lacrosse parent would understand it. The junior system is for kids 16-21 competing against each other, while prep and high schools are grade based. Only the USNDT is really age based. What this means is that for the real high end player, hockey stops being truly age based at age 16. But its age based before 16. There is no reason why travel lacrosse can't do the same. Age based up to, and through, age 15. Than the best of the best can move on to grade based, recruiting-emphasized teams/programs. The rest can stay age based.

But to say the above in less words - you would have to be an absolute moron to think that elementary/middle school kids can't play age based because it will be grade based when they are grown men in college. I guarantee the college coaches don't give a s--t whether or not 10 year olds are grouped by age or grade.

.......neglecting the Integrity that is most important in youth sports. There "must" be a regulatory age requirement put in place "immediately". This should be enforced at all tournaments and with all clubs. It has become an "epidemic". Every tournament and every game there is a huge percentage of potential injury having older boys playing down with younger aged boys. Regardless of grade!! Where does a concerned parent turn? This is a great sport that my son loves, but it has a huge flaw that "EVERY" parent speaks of . Something "needs" to be done. We need Help.

Even snowflakes like me read this post and cringed - you have an opinion, it is not a fact or crorrect, nor does it make other peoples opinion wrong, it is just your opinion.

"Integrity"? there is more integrity in politics than youth sports, particularly for profit club teams.

"Epidemic" ? really?

"EVERY" Parent, ? well not every parent, not me.

My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families of children forced to play a game with other children in their own grade.

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Sounds like the proud pappa of a big older holdback Rabil. Yes, You are correct the parents that held back there kids for sports would not be on board with the ethically sound family's . Must be hard going through life thinking you know it all? Please your prayers should stay with you, your kids going to need them.

the ducks got some wins last weekend over the blast and geese. very impressive

Really what tournament did they play in? What were the scores? Please don't say it was a scrimmage either.

Really what tournament did they play in? What were the scores? Please don't say it was a scrimmage either.

You know exactly when, where and what the scores were. Don’t play stupid to come up with an excuse for being on the losing side. Your boys were embarrassed, get used to it because they are turning into you right before your eyes. Loser.

Oh yeah you got me, even know I don't have a child on either team I guess I should know what other teams are doing at this age. If this happen over the weekend why you bragging about it now. I get it your part of that joke they call a coaching staff. Congrats you beat teams in a scrimmage, or should I say bench clearing scrimmage. You should post that on your website!! Great job, wish you guys tons of luck in the upcoming season.

The poster didn't say they were the best or the team to beat, nor did they say anything bad about those other teams. They just recognized that a group of 10 year olds had a good weekend and beat two of the top teams. They should be congratulated beating them on consecutive days, but you were obviously so upset by it you had ridicule a group of 10 year olds to prop yourself up. Let me say it for them, you guys got manhandled and spanked whether you want to admit it or not. How awesome you losers were just knocked down from your high horse finally. Look on the bright side, you had something to brag about when your kid was a 4th graders, but that was it, he's reached his peak. Now he is going to turn into the short, fat, bald, loser your are. Look in the mirror!!! Freaking karma is great.

Oh yeah you got me, even know I don't have a child on either team I guess I should know what other teams are doing at this age. If this happen over the weekend why you bragging about it now. I get it your part of that joke they call a coaching staff. Congrats you beat teams in a scrimmage, or should I say bench clearing scrimmage. You should post that on your website!! Great job, wish you guys tons of luck in the upcoming season.

the ducks got some wins last weekend over the blast and geese. very impressive

All that money to be part of those big programs and they are losing to B teams like the Ducks, scrimmage or not? Boy oh boy those parents have to be really ticked off. The earth must be off it's axis. How are those boys going to get their scholarships now?