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From an article I read you may find interesting.
Typically, some 17 percent of children old enough to start kindergarten are “redshirted.” The belief, on the part of parents, is that the child may lag behind in terms of social skills or may be “too young” in their estimation. The problem is, delaying school is rarely the right approach because the absolutely highest use of energy in the human brain occurs around the age of four (right before kindergarten). It is impossible to put the brain’s development on “hold” while you wait for the child’s body and social skills to catch up. You have six years to maximize early development and wasting one full year because a child is undersized is not a wise decision.
What people do not realize is, large-scale studies reveal children who are “young” actually make considerably more progress in reading and math than children who were “old” for their first year of school. Perhaps more startling is the evidence suggests that children who skip a grade, actually progress at an even higher rate than “young” starters! These students produce achievement results at a level twice as large as programs designed for “gifted” children.
Is it “wrong” to hold a child back then? No. But the point to recognize is any achievement of older children that is greater than younger children’s academic success occurs in the primary grades, but those differences disappear over time.
Here is what I know: no studies have ever shown its exact impact. While there may be numerous anecdotal success stories, my perspective on the practice is a three-fold viewpoint:
The numbers argue against the practice: Just 3.3 percent of high school seniors playing men’s basketball will have roster positions on NCAA teams as freshmen—with or without scholarships, according to NCAA data. For women, the figure is 3.7 percent. The odds are almost as slim in men’s soccer, football, and baseball. The chance of getting an athletic scholarship is even smaller, even for students whose parents can devote the hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars–that high-level youth sports often require. Finally, only two percent of high school athletes win sports scholarships every year at NCAA colleges and universities.
If the trend continues, and more and more parents holdback their kids for athletic reasons, don’t you lose your advantage? After all, this trend only works if you are the outlier. Once everyone jumps on the trend, all the kids are back with their peer group except instead of being in ninth grade, they’re in the eighth grade again.
The impact on the brain. First, repeating a grade academically, for most children, is a form of social embarrassment. Even if the choice is made solely for athletic reasons, it is awkward to sit in a classroom with learners you know are a grade behind you, and can be especially humiliating if you then find them outperforming you academically. On the other hand, how rewarding would it be to outperform classmates knowing you have already been through the classes once before? Even if you were the “top performer” academically, none of the other competing students would attribute that to intellect. They would see it as unfair.
Most critically, the brain is a social organ. It grows best through its connection to other social organs (via friendship and playmates). In fact, one of the most powerful psychological needs of every human being is the need to belong. The need to love and be loved, to be part of a community, to be part of a peer group, drives everything we do and will become. To willingly cut your child off from a community he/she may have been part of for more than eight years, for the sole purpose of sports, is a risky choice. Everything a middle school child is, is wound into and bound by their peer group. Eviscerating that may produce serious negative effects and buried resentment. After all, it is typically the parent making the choice – not the child.
It is not “wrong” to consider holding a child back. There are definitely situations that warrant it (typically these are limited to kindergarten). What is “wrong” is to fail to look at all the factors involved in this gamble. Yes, it is a gamble. You are betting that your child’s chances of a scholarship outweigh the chances they will suffer from being cut-off from their “graduating class.” Quite frankly, it’s a gamble I would avoid. A very fair assessment, likely from an educator or someone who has experience studying this phenomenon. While I no data to support this next statement, I suspect 90% of “holdbacks” were held back in Kindergarten. Not between 6-7th grade, etc. The social stigma is real. And it’s clearly for sports related reasons, most likely. Either way— let’s move on to HoCo. Any insight as to who filled out Elite? Or what about spring tourneys? Are the Hawks playing March 13 or 19-20 in Delaware? Everyone wants to bench themselves against the best, they are arguably the best around here. But maybe some turmoil there, 7 new kids from 2027!!?? Although that should not be considered turmoil, but rather, a problem for the rest of 2028
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From an article I read you may find interesting.
Typically, some 17 percent of children old enough to start kindergarten are “redshirted.” The belief, on the part of parents, is that the child may lag behind in terms of social skills or may be “too young” in their estimation. The problem is, delaying school is rarely the right approach because the absolutely highest use of energy in the human brain occurs around the age of four (right before kindergarten). It is impossible to put the brain’s development on “hold” while you wait for the child’s body and social skills to catch up. You have six years to maximize early development and wasting one full year because a child is undersized is not a wise decision.
What people do not realize is, large-scale studies reveal children who are “young” actually make considerably more progress in reading and math than children who were “old” for their first year of school. Perhaps more startling is the evidence suggests that children who skip a grade, actually progress at an even higher rate than “young” starters! These students produce achievement results at a level twice as large as programs designed for “gifted” children.
Is it “wrong” to hold a child back then? No. But the point to recognize is any achievement of older children that is greater than younger children’s academic success occurs in the primary grades, but those differences disappear over time.
Here is what I know: no studies have ever shown its exact impact. While there may be numerous anecdotal success stories, my perspective on the practice is a three-fold viewpoint:
The numbers argue against the practice: Just 3.3 percent of high school seniors playing men’s basketball will have roster positions on NCAA teams as freshmen—with or without scholarships, according to NCAA data. For women, the figure is 3.7 percent. The odds are almost as slim in men’s soccer, football, and baseball. The chance of getting an athletic scholarship is even smaller, even for students whose parents can devote the hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars–that high-level youth sports often require. Finally, only two percent of high school athletes win sports scholarships every year at NCAA colleges and universities.
If the trend continues, and more and more parents holdback their kids for athletic reasons, don’t you lose your advantage? After all, this trend only works if you are the outlier. Once everyone jumps on the trend, all the kids are back with their peer group except instead of being in ninth grade, they’re in the eighth grade again.
The impact on the brain. First, repeating a grade academically, for most children, is a form of social embarrassment. Even if the choice is made solely for athletic reasons, it is awkward to sit in a classroom with learners you know are a grade behind you, and can be especially humiliating if you then find them outperforming you academically. On the other hand, how rewarding would it be to outperform classmates knowing you have already been through the classes once before? Even if you were the “top performer” academically, none of the other competing students would attribute that to intellect. They would see it as unfair.
Most critically, the brain is a social organ. It grows best through its connection to other social organs (via friendship and playmates). In fact, one of the most powerful psychological needs of every human being is the need to belong. The need to love and be loved, to be part of a community, to be part of a peer group, drives everything we do and will become. To willingly cut your child off from a community he/she may have been part of for more than eight years, for the sole purpose of sports, is a risky choice. Everything a middle school child is, is wound into and bound by their peer group. Eviscerating that may produce serious negative effects and buried resentment. After all, it is typically the parent making the choice – not the child.
It is not “wrong” to consider holding a child back. There are definitely situations that warrant it (typically these are limited to kindergarten). What is “wrong” is to fail to look at all the factors involved in this gamble. Yes, it is a gamble. You are betting that your child’s chances of a scholarship outweigh the chances they will suffer from being cut-off from their “graduating class.” Quite frankly, it’s a gamble I would avoid. A very fair assessment, likely from an educator or someone who has experience studying this phenomenon. While I no data to support this next statement, I suspect 90% of “holdbacks” were held back in Kindergarten. Not between 6-7th grade, etc. The social stigma is real. And it’s clearly for sports related reasons, most likely. Either way— let’s move on to HoCo. Any insight as to who filled out Elite? Or what about spring tourneys? Are the Hawks playing March 13 or 19-20 in Delaware? Everyone wants to bench themselves against the best, they are arguably the best around here. But maybe some turmoil there, 7 new kids from 2027!!?? Although that should not be considered turmoil, but rather, a problem for the rest of 2028 Hawks will be at Spring Thaw in Delaware March 13. It's one new kid from 2027.
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From an article I read you may find interesting.
Typically, some 17 percent of children old enough to start kindergarten are “redshirted.” The belief, on the part of parents, is that the child may lag behind in terms of social skills or may be “too young” in their estimation. The problem is, delaying school is rarely the right approach because the absolutely highest use of energy in the human brain occurs around the age of four (right before kindergarten). It is impossible to put the brain’s development on “hold” while you wait for the child’s body and social skills to catch up. You have six years to maximize early development and wasting one full year because a child is undersized is not a wise decision.
What people do not realize is, large-scale studies reveal children who are “young” actually make considerably more progress in reading and math than children who were “old” for their first year of school. Perhaps more startling is the evidence suggests that children who skip a grade, actually progress at an even higher rate than “young” starters! These students produce achievement results at a level twice as large as programs designed for “gifted” children.
Is it “wrong” to hold a child back then? No. But the point to recognize is any achievement of older children that is greater than younger children’s academic success occurs in the primary grades, but those differences disappear over time.
Here is what I know: no studies have ever shown its exact impact. While there may be numerous anecdotal success stories, my perspective on the practice is a three-fold viewpoint:
The numbers argue against the practice: Just 3.3 percent of high school seniors playing men’s basketball will have roster positions on NCAA teams as freshmen—with or without scholarships, according to NCAA data. For women, the figure is 3.7 percent. The odds are almost as slim in men’s soccer, football, and baseball. The chance of getting an athletic scholarship is even smaller, even for students whose parents can devote the hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars–that high-level youth sports often require. Finally, only two percent of high school athletes win sports scholarships every year at NCAA colleges and universities.
If the trend continues, and more and more parents holdback their kids for athletic reasons, don’t you lose your advantage? After all, this trend only works if you are the outlier. Once everyone jumps on the trend, all the kids are back with their peer group except instead of being in ninth grade, they’re in the eighth grade again.
The impact on the brain. First, repeating a grade academically, for most children, is a form of social embarrassment. Even if the choice is made solely for athletic reasons, it is awkward to sit in a classroom with learners you know are a grade behind you, and can be especially humiliating if you then find them outperforming you academically. On the other hand, how rewarding would it be to outperform classmates knowing you have already been through the classes once before? Even if you were the “top performer” academically, none of the other competing students would attribute that to intellect. They would see it as unfair.
Most critically, the brain is a social organ. It grows best through its connection to other social organs (via friendship and playmates). In fact, one of the most powerful psychological needs of every human being is the need to belong. The need to love and be loved, to be part of a community, to be part of a peer group, drives everything we do and will become. To willingly cut your child off from a community he/she may have been part of for more than eight years, for the sole purpose of sports, is a risky choice. Everything a middle school child is, is wound into and bound by their peer group. Eviscerating that may produce serious negative effects and buried resentment. After all, it is typically the parent making the choice – not the child.
It is not “wrong” to consider holding a child back. There are definitely situations that warrant it (typically these are limited to kindergarten). What is “wrong” is to fail to look at all the factors involved in this gamble. Yes, it is a gamble. You are betting that your child’s chances of a scholarship outweigh the chances they will suffer from being cut-off from their “graduating class.” Quite frankly, it’s a gamble I would avoid. A very fair assessment, likely from an educator or someone who has experience studying this phenomenon. While I no data to support this next statement, I suspect 90% of “holdbacks” were held back in Kindergarten. Not between 6-7th grade, etc. The social stigma is real. And it’s clearly for sports related reasons, most likely. Either way— let’s move on to HoCo. Any insight as to who filled out Elite? Or what about spring tourneys? Are the Hawks playing March 13 or 19-20 in Delaware? Everyone wants to bench themselves against the best, they are arguably the best around here. But maybe some turmoil there, 7 new kids from 2027!!?? Although that should not be considered turmoil, but rather, a problem for the rest of 2028 Hawks will be at Spring Thaw in Delaware March 13. It's one new kid from 2027. Hawks will lose 2+ HOCO games this year. As much as I detest to say it, I think MadLax takes it.
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From an article I read you may find interesting.
Typically, some 17 percent of children old enough to start kindergarten are “redshirted.” The belief, on the part of parents, is that the child may lag behind in terms of social skills or may be “too young” in their estimation. The problem is, delaying school is rarely the right approach because the absolutely highest use of energy in the human brain occurs around the age of four (right before kindergarten). It is impossible to put the brain’s development on “hold” while you wait for the child’s body and social skills to catch up. You have six years to maximize early development and wasting one full year because a child is undersized is not a wise decision.
What people do not realize is, large-scale studies reveal children who are “young” actually make considerably more progress in reading and math than children who were “old” for their first year of school. Perhaps more startling is the evidence suggests that children who skip a grade, actually progress at an even higher rate than “young” starters! These students produce achievement results at a level twice as large as programs designed for “gifted” children.
Is it “wrong” to hold a child back then? No. But the point to recognize is any achievement of older children that is greater than younger children’s academic success occurs in the primary grades, but those differences disappear over time.
Here is what I know: no studies have ever shown its exact impact. While there may be numerous anecdotal success stories, my perspective on the practice is a three-fold viewpoint:
The numbers argue against the practice: Just 3.3 percent of high school seniors playing men’s basketball will have roster positions on NCAA teams as freshmen—with or without scholarships, according to NCAA data. For women, the figure is 3.7 percent. The odds are almost as slim in men’s soccer, football, and baseball. The chance of getting an athletic scholarship is even smaller, even for students whose parents can devote the hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars–that high-level youth sports often require. Finally, only two percent of high school athletes win sports scholarships every year at NCAA colleges and universities.
If the trend continues, and more and more parents holdback their kids for athletic reasons, don’t you lose your advantage? After all, this trend only works if you are the outlier. Once everyone jumps on the trend, all the kids are back with their peer group except instead of being in ninth grade, they’re in the eighth grade again.
The impact on the brain. First, repeating a grade academically, for most children, is a form of social embarrassment. Even if the choice is made solely for athletic reasons, it is awkward to sit in a classroom with learners you know are a grade behind you, and can be especially humiliating if you then find them outperforming you academically. On the other hand, how rewarding would it be to outperform classmates knowing you have already been through the classes once before? Even if you were the “top performer” academically, none of the other competing students would attribute that to intellect. They would see it as unfair.
Most critically, the brain is a social organ. It grows best through its connection to other social organs (via friendship and playmates). In fact, one of the most powerful psychological needs of every human being is the need to belong. The need to love and be loved, to be part of a community, to be part of a peer group, drives everything we do and will become. To willingly cut your child off from a community he/she may have been part of for more than eight years, for the sole purpose of sports, is a risky choice. Everything a middle school child is, is wound into and bound by their peer group. Eviscerating that may produce serious negative effects and buried resentment. After all, it is typically the parent making the choice – not the child.
It is not “wrong” to consider holding a child back. There are definitely situations that warrant it (typically these are limited to kindergarten). What is “wrong” is to fail to look at all the factors involved in this gamble. Yes, it is a gamble. You are betting that your child’s chances of a scholarship outweigh the chances they will suffer from being cut-off from their “graduating class.” Quite frankly, it’s a gamble I would avoid. A very fair assessment, likely from an educator or someone who has experience studying this phenomenon. While I no data to support this next statement, I suspect 90% of “holdbacks” were held back in Kindergarten. Not between 6-7th grade, etc. The social stigma is real. And it’s clearly for sports related reasons, most likely. Either way— let’s move on to HoCo. Any insight as to who filled out Elite? Or what about spring tourneys? Are the Hawks playing March 13 or 19-20 in Delaware? Everyone wants to bench themselves against the best, they are arguably the best around here. But maybe some turmoil there, 7 new kids from 2027!!?? Although that should not be considered turmoil, but rather, a problem for the rest of 2028 Hawks will be at Spring Thaw in Delaware March 13. It's one new kid from 2027. Hawks will lose 2+ HOCO games this year. As much as I detest to say it, I think MadLax takes it. 0% chance.
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Hawks will be at Spring Thaw in Delaware March 13. It's one new kid from 2027. Hawks will lose 2+ HOCO games this year. As much as I detest to say it, I think MadLax takes it. I'm loving this hot take from Cabell!
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Keep brining down 27s and the Hawks will have a shot.
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Keep brining down 27s and the Hawks will have a shot. Just trying to keep up with the Madlax 2026’s that are “2028’s”
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If the team resembles your summer and fall team you might want to pull some 24s.
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Keep brining down 27s and the Hawks will have a shot. Just trying to keep up with the Madlax 2026’s that are “2028’s” Truth. Who won HOCO last year Madlax fam? I’m not even involved with the Hawks org but I loathe Madlax like people detest The Cowboys . Easy to root against them. I detest that they’ve ruled my backyard for so long. Hopefully those days, esp at 2028 are long gone. I welcome the Hawks to the top spot. Hopefully my sons team can beat them this year
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So the current totals for signups in HoCo are:
Elite - 8
AAA - 9
AA - 7
A - 9
Still until March 1 to register, so this isn’t a final number, although I’d be surprised if any elite team hasn’t registered yet.
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So the current totals for signups in HoCo are:
Elite - 8
AAA - 9
AA - 7
A - 9
Still until March 1 to register, so this isn’t a final number, although I’d be surprised if any elite team hasn’t registered yet. Hawks will be at Spring Thaw in Delaware March 13. It's one new kid from 2027. Hawks will lose 2+ HOCO games this year. As much as I detest to say it, I think MadLax takes it. I'm loving this hot take from Cabell! We’ll just watch the Freedom tape! Hawks better hope they improved from the summer and fall.
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It’s so weird seeing Hawks and Madlax spar over who is older.
The two oldest teams in the division. I hope they both lose.
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While all that long long study might be right, it will do nothing to deter parents from holding their lacrosse player back. The excuse of prefirst is a good one. That is at many private schools.
Too many players are playing elite that are held back now. The ship has sailed. Hold them back if your child is born after Dec or suffer the consequences of not playing elite or getting to the D1 level team.
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So the current totals for signups in HoCo are:
Elite - 8
AAA - 9
AA - 7
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Still until March 1 to register, so this isn’t a final number, although I’d be surprised if any elite team hasn’t registered yet. Do you know how many teams were in HoCo last year?
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While all that long long study might be right, it will do nothing to deter parents from holding their lacrosse player back. The excuse of prefirst is a good one. That is at many private schools.
Too many players are playing elite that are held back now. The ship has sailed. Hold them back if your child is born after Dec or suffer the consequences of not playing elite or getting to the D1 level team. I love the D1 talk on the 2028 forum.
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While all that long long study might be right, it will do nothing to deter parents from holding their lacrosse player back. The excuse of prefirst is a good one. That is at many private schools.
Too many players are playing elite that are held back now. The ship has sailed. Hold them back if your child is born after Dec or suffer the consequences of not playing elite or getting to the D1 level team. I love the D1 talk on the 2028 forum. Seriously. Just because your kid plays Elite doesn't mean he is going D1. I've seen a lot of kids that play Elite that have half-a** skills and speed.
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While all that long long study might be right, it will do nothing to deter parents from holding their lacrosse player back. The excuse of prefirst is a good one. That is at many private schools.
Too many players are playing elite that are held back now. The ship has sailed. Hold them back if your child is born after Dec or suffer the consequences of not playing elite or getting to the D1 level team. I love the D1 talk on the 2028 forum. Seriously. Just because your kid plays Elite doesn't mean he is going D1. I've seen a lot of kids that play Elite that have half-a** skills and speed. Most of the boys are just now going through puberty. Testosterone will impact them as much as anything. Some little kids may be giants, some big kids may not grow anymore. Way to early.
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While all that long long study might be right, it will do nothing to deter parents from holding their lacrosse player back. The excuse of prefirst is a good one. That is at many private schools.
Too many players are playing elite that are held back now. The ship has sailed. Hold them back if your child is born after Dec or suffer the consequences of not playing elite or getting to the D1 level team. I love the D1 talk on the 2028 forum. Seriously. Just because your kid plays Elite doesn't mean he is going D1. I've seen a lot of kids that play Elite that have half-a** skills and speed. The HOCO 2028 spring league is the feeding ground for college lacrosse.
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While all that long long study might be right, it will do nothing to deter parents from holding their lacrosse player back. The excuse of prefirst is a good one. That is at many private schools.
Too many players are playing elite that are held back now. The ship has sailed. Hold them back if your child is born after Dec or suffer the consequences of not playing elite or getting to the D1 level team. I love the D1 talk on the 2028 forum. Seriously. Just because your kid plays Elite doesn't mean he is going D1. I've seen a lot of kids that play Elite that have half-a** skills and speed. Most of the boys are just now going through puberty. Testosterone will impact them as much as anything. Some little kids may be giants, some big kids may not grow anymore. Way to early. Some started 2 years ago
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While all that long long study might be right, it will do nothing to deter parents from holding their lacrosse player back. The excuse of prefirst is a good one. That is at many private schools.
Too many players are playing elite that are held back now. The ship has sailed. Hold them back if your child is born after Dec or suffer the consequences of not playing elite or getting to the D1 level team. I love the D1 talk on the 2028 forum. Seriously. Just because your kid plays Elite doesn't mean he is going D1. I've seen a lot of kids that play Elite that have half-a** skills and speed. Most of the boys are just now going through puberty. Testosterone will impact them as much as anything. Some little kids may be giants, some big kids may not grow anymore. Way to early. Some started 2 years ago That the point.
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While all that long long study might be right, it will do nothing to deter parents from holding their lacrosse player back. The excuse of prefirst is a good one. That is at many private schools.
Too many players are playing elite that are held back now. The ship has sailed. Hold them back if your child is born after Dec or suffer the consequences of not playing elite or getting to the D1 level team. I love the D1 talk on the 2028 forum. Seriously. Just because your kid plays Elite doesn't mean he is going D1. I've seen a lot of kids that play Elite that have half-a** skills and speed. Sorry your son couldnt play elite this year like most of the people here. Keep him at rec, he will make D1 easy.
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Elite kids have a different mentality they want to win! The top program kids practice hard when no one is looking. That’s the difference they want to play D1 and work towards that goal. They don’t just talk about playing D1. Got hit the wall!
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Agree that elite kids have a different mentality but you 2028 parents have NO IDEA if you kid is elite or what his mentality is going to be once he hits puberty. Everything changes once that happens. Dial back the rhetoric while they're in middle school.
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Ok so who is playing where in HoCo? Anyone know your division?
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Agree that elite kids have a different mentality but you 2028 parents have NO IDEA if you kid is elite or what his mentality is going to be once he hits puberty. Everything changes once that happens. Dial back the rhetoric while they're in middle school.
Signed, parent of older kids - been through this 4 times Semi true. BUT there’s a top 15-20 kids that as of today, will be elite players in Hs
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Agree that elite kids have a different mentality but you 2028 parents have NO IDEA if you kid is elite or what his mentality is going to be once he hits puberty. Everything changes once that happens. Dial back the rhetoric while they're in middle school.
Signed, parent of older kids - been through this 4 times Nope, Top players are playing elite now. Yea, a few will join their ranks, If you arent thinking top team and playing elite now, no D1 for you.
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Elite kids have a different mentality they want to win! The top program kids practice hard when no one is looking. That’s the difference they want to play D1 and work towards that goal. They don’t just talk about playing D1. Got hit the wall! It's good they have that mentality. They're gonna need it grinding through middle management working for the guy who didn't spend countless hours on the field and in the gym for no tangible outcome.
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Elite kids have a different mentality they want to win! The top program kids practice hard when no one is looking. That’s the difference they want to play D1 and work towards that goal. They don’t just talk about playing D1. Got hit the wall! It's good they have that mentality. They're gonna need it grinding through middle management working for the guy who didn't spend countless hours on the field and in the gym for no tangible outcome. Have some milk with your peanut butter and jealousy sandwich
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Congrats to Madlax for their thrilling box tourney victory and ensuing social media onslaught. I know some Canadian boys that would love to get that smoke!
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While all that long long study might be right, it will do nothing to deter parents from holding their lacrosse player back. The excuse of prefirst is a good one. That is at many private schools.
Too many players are playing elite that are held back now. The ship has sailed. Hold them back if your child is born after Dec or suffer the consequences of not playing elite or getting to the D1 level team. I love the D1 talk on the 2028 forum. Seriously. Just because your kid plays Elite doesn't mean he is going D1. I've seen a lot of kids that play Elite that have half-a** skills and speed. The HOCO 2028 spring league is the feeding ground for college lacrosse. Correction - THE PREDATORS are ground zero for college lacrosse. But just D1. You holdback D2 and D3 kids can go play for King Crab and Mirc Mallon.
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While all that long long study might be right, it will do nothing to deter parents from holding their lacrosse player back. The excuse of prefirst is a good one. That is at many private schools.
Too many players are playing elite that are held back now. The ship has sailed. Hold them back if your child is born after Dec or suffer the consequences of not playing elite or getting to the D1 level team. I love the D1 talk on the 2028 forum. Seriously. Just because your kid plays Elite doesn't mean he is going D1. I've seen a lot of kids that play Elite that have half-a** skills and speed. The HOCO 2028 spring league is the feeding ground for college lacrosse. Correction - THE PREDATORS are ground zero for college lacrosse. But just D1. You holdback D2 and D3 kids can go play for King Crab and Mirc Mallon. While the Predators are soon to be a top 5 team, that statement is a little over the top. Well except that part about the King of Crabs and Triple M . Fill in the first M with any of following, Marvelous, Maniacal, Moronic, your choice.
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Congrats to Madlax for their thrilling box tourney victory and ensuing social media onslaught. I know some Canadian boys that would love to get that smoke! Why do you follow them on social media if you don't want to see their social media?
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Congrats to Madlax for their thrilling box tourney victory and ensuing social media onslaught. I know some Canadian boys that would love to get that smoke! Congrats on being a fool.
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can we stop acting like children are selfs and learn that youth lacrosse right now does not matter 8th grade is when it matters where is our kid going to high school Gonzaga landon.
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Seems like a simple solution. Don't follow them. So odd.
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Congrats to Madlax for their thrilling box tourney victory and ensuing social media onslaught. I know some Canadian boys that would love to get that smoke! We are the champions of our box league!!!
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Congrats to Madlax for their thrilling box tourney victory and ensuing social media onslaught. I know some Canadian boys that would love to get that smoke! Why do you follow them on social media if you don't want to see their social media? The MadLax games were all civil and solid - just steadily outpaced everyone. The excitement was BLC vs. Baltimore Elite, which got out of hand and featured multiple concussions. Pretty bad at all, let alone kids this age.
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Congrats to Madlax for their thrilling box tourney victory and ensuing social media onslaught. I know some Canadian boys that would love to get that smoke! Congrats on knowing some Canadian boys.
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Congrats to Madlax for their thrilling box tourney victory and ensuing social media onslaught. I know some Canadian boys that would love to get that smoke! We are the champions of our box league!!! Did the 2027's play in the championship game? I know they played during the regular season.
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