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To answer a prior question, I was shocked that Chaminade won vs. St. A's.

Yup.

19 YRS OLD.

20, it’s no secret

Why don’t you ask who won the third game

The sixth year senior

No. Narcissistic, self-absorbed.

Never will understand the parents reasoning behind this.

Easy answer. Some parents want their kids to have an advantage and think they are the best parents because they will do anything to better their kids' chances or experience. They don't care about anyone else or fairness. It's justified, the kid is better in high school because he got all the training and all the game reps. Some kids hold back or even double hold back on top of this. Lacrosse allows it. So the parents do it because there is nothing to stop it. Most of the other sports don't allow this. It won't stop until the sport won't allow it.

Holding back 1 year....maybe a little crazy.....holding back 2 years....you got problems.....

Every major D1 school has 24-25 year olds on the roster. holdbacks may be gross to most parents, but it is the reality of college lacrosse today. College coaches LOVE them!

Hit too close to home?

Either way, great game to watch, could not have been closer.

Not at all. Truth stings.

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Should we just start calling Chaminade Holdback HS, Parents should be proud and still can't win..

or maybe just the school you couldn't get in to?

Because, it’s allowed and accepted by the sport, and a clear advantageous move! It’s rewarded at the college level! Look at the top D1 school rosters. They LOVE holdbacks!

If your kid wants to “play” on one of those teams, you need to consider holding back 1 and now maybe even 2 years!!! fool, but unfortunately becoming a reality.

This is why it’s an elitist sport, and becoming even more so. It cost lots of $$s to repeat 1 or 2 grades. Public schools do not allow holding back for sports reasons. You would need to switch to private.

The “LAX families” have known the holdback game and advantage it has, and have been doing it for years starting at Kindergarten age, pre first, etc…. Mainstream families just catching up on the whole holdback scenario, as now it’s almost a must! SAD! The Sport needs to change the rules and fix it at youth levels. It’s getting out of hand.

However, I think the people in charge of the sport and the rules are prob. From the “LAX families” this all started with?

You cant play sports in Public or Private high school in NY state if you are 20. Rules dude.You can turn 19 the summer before school starts senior year.

My kid is going to be in College when he is 17. He is screwed. Time to bail on this game.

Not sure what information you’re getting but there isn’t any difference between high school sports. They actually all follow the same rules. There are plenty of basketball and football players doing it. And for those parents who continue to use the “injury” line, if you’re putting your kid out there and you’re concerned about their well being but still putting them on the field, you’re a pretty lousy parent.