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I can’t imagine the joy mom and dad get from buying a trophy for Johnny who is playing against kids who are younger, then come on a message board to try a humble brag. Nice!

If a kid is a holdback it’s not his fault the rules allow. But if you know you are on a team with majority holdbacks and you beat teams with majority on age...you do have to think about that as a parent of the holdback teams, does it really feel legit?

Was great competition actually. Lotsa studs showed

Wait, the mvp was a holdback? Also, who cares. Why bash people you don’t even know about an event you didn’t attend. Guess that’s the BOTC way

The kid wasn't a holdback. He'd been playing up on 2027 and came back on class year. This was covered about 50 pages ago on this thread. This gets tiring. Quit the Hawks hating. Quit calling out specific kids.

Event was not my cup of tea but to each his own. Adults should not call out players anonymously, pure cowardice and the worst aspect of BOTC. If you ever get the urge, just think of your 6th grade son getting called out by an adult stranger and how creepy that is.

Pretty easy to figure it out. Did he change grades and when was he born? I don’t know but those are pretty black and white things.

That’s almost as creepy as parents coming on here talking about how good their kids did but doing it in the 3rd person while fishing for compliments.

My six grade son is religiously playing Apex Legends and does not know this forum exists, much less does he care what anyone writes on it.

Have no idea about this player, but this sounds like classic holdback reasoning, " He is playing up " which in holdback talk is, He is playing at his age ( hilarious) but now is playing "on his class year" ,,,which translate for common sense people, He is actually playing down against younger players.

Stfu crybaby

You could use some therapy and parenting lessons. Anyone who starts a comment by saying, "I don't know this player" or "I don't have any stake in this argument" clearly knows the player and has a stake in the argument. The kid can flat out play. Great vision and toughness. Apex was a chance for kids to come together and have fun playing in a different setting with their PLL heroes. Who cares who won or didn't win? Insecure, needle-wiener parents ruin everything. Let the kids play and enjoy it.

Do you know this kid and his family? You should not be here commenting on 12 year old boys. What a creeper.

Pardon me— 11 year old boys, for the holdback lunatics.

Lol at the holdback chastisement AND the holdback defenders.

Who cares either way.


Lacrosse should be aged based. It’s not. May or may not change.

Just play.

Isn’t everyone on a boys 2028 forum by definition commenting on 11/12 year olds?

This hit a big nerve with the holdback crowd. Its 13 not 11 in holdback talk

USL is in the process of changing it back to age-based right now.
Stay tuned.

Thanks Dad, Might want to use your own advise. Coming on here claiming you know what people think and acting like some random parent is how you say,,,crazy.

I doubt it. They are all talk, no action. Ruled by clubs and based in holdback central Baltimore, prognosis negative.

When should the usyl rankings come out for the 28s? Do they wait until spring?

Can’t wait for the posts on how terrible they will be - big fun ahead.

We need a Maryland dad type guy to list all the owners of usl, wsyl, tournaments and clubs etc. and then lay out the ties that bind or the money trail. Would be interesting.

Madlax has something to do with US Clublax for sure. They’ve “partnered” on tourneys.

91 owns MYlacrossetourneys.com or whatever it is

Hoganlax +Hawks.

I feel like 91 def has something to do with the WSYL also.

And All loaded with holdbacks who make their clubs what they are

3/4 are correct.

The only thing 91 has to do with the WSYL is 91 LI has won the most championships.

Is that the best you’ve got? The truth hurts!

Somebody hit a nerve!

I agree, The holdbacks get all upset when they are called out. Its hilarious watching them make one lame excuse after another or some logic that makes you say ...what???

Nobody is making excuses. We’re just tired of hearing you cry so much. There’s likely a correlation between how much people cry and how bad their sons are. Just let them play. Oh, and download grammerly. You’re a terrible writer!

Says the guy who had to hold his son back and make excuses!

No respect for guys who play their kids down then brag about how good they are!

Can’t wait for tournaments to get rolling so the holdback complainers/apologists and both put a sock in it.

Sheesh guys who cares either way.

I see zero bragging on here and the only excuses I see are from the crybabies whining about holdbacks. Is there a better place for people to go who just want to discuss or read about lacrosse? Am I the only one who's tired of having to sift through all the crying while waiting for Bored Dad to make another post?

holdback dad here. I'm not apologizing or bragging about how good my kid is. He likes to play lacrosse. He's not the best or the worst. Started in 4th grade. Not particularly big. Missed the September 1 "cutoff" by about five weeks. I have no remorse or feelings about his age and I could care less if you think my 12-year old 6th grader is cheating. If you want to take something away from him because you feel otherwise then have at it. It's sports; a bunch of kids in helmets with sticks throwing a ball and playing a game. None of this will ever matter.

Our holdbacks are better than your holdbacks. So there.

I predict you will care more in about 2 years!

Gammerly? Hilarious. Do you see what you wrote? LOL

I heard that USCL was run by some (former) 91 dads. Not sure if that’s valid.

I “care” now that there is a chance some 15 turning 16 year old could take my on age 8th graders position in two years.

But I do not care to spam BOTC with it incessantly - as there is no value.

USCL is the guy in his basement that does the rankings and they do have connections with big clubs like 91, Express and Madlax. USL is the governing body (US lacrosse) based in Sparks, MD.

Your son isn’t a holdback.

The value comes in, by hoping the US Lacrosse organization would hear the parents complaints and would change the rules to “on age” at the youth levels. Like so many other sports. Stop the early advantage. Give the kids a chance to develop on even playing field.