BOTC - US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums MID-ATLANTIC LACROSSE MARYLAND FORUM Boys 2022 - 8th Grade Fall 2017/Summer 2018

Of course you will! Nice come back. Some of us who have on age kids and don't give a [ChillLaxin] about holdbacks have to listen to your crying on this forum and every other one . No sympathy here for someone who signs up knowing the rules and exact situation then whines about it. Its just like every news channel 24/7 filled with people who want life to be perfect and whine till they get their way. Exactly what we don't teach here.
Please let everyone know what you are doing abut getting the rules changes except crying on an anonymous forum to people that think your just that 'a cry baby'

This guy complaining about holdbacks on every forum definitely has a vag between his legs. My kid is on age and I could give a F about this.

Of course your children are on age! LOL Now tell us how tough they are and how they beat all the small holdbacks! LOL..Hilarious.. Ryan send you here?

Of course your children are on age! LOL Now tell us how tough they are and how they beat all the small holdbacks! LOL..Hilarious.. Ryan send you here?

You are full of it and miss the point about letting select kids get an advantage others dont get with exact same birthday.

Football is by age. Is there some giant kids yes.. But it goes by age even in the unlimited weights divisions.

Wrestling has age restrictions along with only wrestling someone in a narrow weight range as other wrestler.

Two year age was the way with former lacrosse leagues. Every other year you got to be on older age group. Not every year You get to be the oldest because you were held back.

Youth sports already has many things that give advantage here and there, But to let a select group always get an advantage just because they failed/heldback/reclassed/prefirst a grade goes against Youth sports and its intent. Why not let anyone play down that wants too by one year , that would be better and the same thing that holdbacks get now..lets let everyone do it.... but we know that wouldn't give select kids an advantage??

maybe you dont mind youth sports and lacrosse in general giving special advantages to certain players that others dont get. But the majority think that youth sports isnt for select groups, If you let some get the advantage..all should get it
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There is a whole forum dedicated for this subject. It was created for these types of discussions. Everyone knows it sucks and until the rules are changed its what everyone has to sign up or not sign up for at this level for this age group in particular. If you sign your kid up to play with holdbacks -which every team has them at the elite level and then come on here to complain ,please take it to the forum set up for you to complain.

Warrior, Under Armour, Nike , Brine, STX 3D, NLF-
Invites, camps, showcases
what is the best this year for 2022?

They are all $$$$ grabs. No college coaches care about 2022s with the new rules. None.

Agreed. Save your money for the summer of 2019....

Warrior, Under Armour, Nike , Brine, STX 3D, NLF-
Invites, camps, showcases
what is the best this year for 2022?

Cavalier 2022, 2024 and 2026 each won the championship at Colonial Challenge. Not aware of any other club that has successfully won 3 championships at the same tournament. Our boys work very hard and deserve every accolade they get. What an incredible accomplishment. Just saying.

My 8th grade son has played football since he was in kindergarten, wrestles and plays lacrosse for rec and club. I don't remember a year in ANY sport where he didn't play against kids that were potentially a year older than him? In football they are called "OBLs". In wrestling as a 6th grader he faced kids with chest hair that were just super light. In rec lacrosse they typically had 2 years combined at several levels. I just don't see the big deal about a 1 year older hold-back, considering that next year as a freshman in High School, he might be on the same team with Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors? However, if your kid is one of the top players in his position as a 7th grader and now he gets bumped down a few notches because new, older players enter his age group, it does kind of put a damper on your parental bragging rights. I will just tell my 8th grader to go figure out how to kick the 9th graders [ChillLaxin], but that's just me.

No one has ever said that a kid can not overcome the holdbacks he is playing with. But just using the life is not fair work harder speech does not make the kids who reclass or play down or PG not cheaters. I tell my son life is not fair work harder and do your best to out preform the kids who have parents cheating for them. There have been several articles written about how kids with birthdays that allow them to be the oldest on the team end up playing in the Pros more often. Lacrosse does not have a real Pro option but the facts still apply to lacrosse. And a sport like lacrosse that has a large skill level aspect the year longer of playing the game allows these kids to out preform the younger kids at a large rate. Because what I read on here over and over again is if you are not good enough "Hit the Wall" well if a kid has been hitting the wall for 18 months longer then the other kids he will be by rule a better lacrosse player. And doing simple math he will always have 18 months longer of "hitting the wall" to help his game.

Who will be the top team in Baltimore this year?

Just a guess;
Koopers
Crabs
FCA
91Md

Nope

Yep! Out of these the team with most holdbacks is the winner in Balt.

Nope